So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years.

And almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year round.

There had already been some movements to... observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well.

Yeah.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years, and almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year-round.

There had already been some movements to observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were, um, observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that, that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward a- around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well, and then it came into statutory practice from the early '70s onward as predominantly the southern states realized that it would be beneficial to lifestyle and to economics

So some interesting reasons that people say they don't want to see it adopted

Yeah, that's right.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years, and almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year-round.

There had already been some movements to observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were, um, observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that, that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward a- around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well, and then it came into statutory practice from the early '70s onward as predominantly the southern states realized that it would be beneficial to lifestyle and to economics.

So some interesting reasons that people say they don't want to see it adopted.

Yeah, that's right.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years.

And almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year round.

There had already been some movements to... observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well.

Yeah.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years.

And almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year round.

There had already been some movements to... observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well.

Yeah.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years, and almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year-round.

There had already been some movements to observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were, um, observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that, that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward a- around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well, and then it came into statutory practice from the early '70s onward as predominantly the southern states realized that it would be beneficial to lifestyle and to economics

So some interesting reasons that people say they don't want to see it adopted

Yeah, that's right.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years, and almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year-round.

There had already been some movements to observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were, um, observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that, that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward a- around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well, and then it came into statutory practice from the early '70s onward as predominantly the southern states realized that it would be beneficial to lifestyle and to economics.

So some interesting reasons that people say they don't want to see it adopted.

Yeah, that's right.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years, and almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year-round.

There had already been some movements to observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were, um, observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that, that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward a- around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well, and then it came into statutory practice from the early '70s onward as predominantly the southern states realized that it would be beneficial to lifestyle and to economics

So some interesting reasons that people say they don't want to see it adopted

Yeah, that's right.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years.

And almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year round.

There had already been some movements to... observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well.

Yeah.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years.

And almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year round.

There had already been some movements to... observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well.

Yeah.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years, and almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year-round.

There had already been some movements to observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were, um, observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that, that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward a- around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well, and then it came into statutory practice from the early '70s onward as predominantly the southern states realized that it would be beneficial to lifestyle and to economics.

So some interesting reasons that people say they don't want to see it adopted.

Yeah, that's right.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years, and almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year-round.

There had already been some movements to observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were, um, observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that, that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward a- around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well, and then it came into statutory practice from the early '70s onward as predominantly the southern states realized that it would be beneficial to lifestyle and to economics.

So some interesting reasons that people say they don't want to see it adopted.

Yeah, that's right.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years, and almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year-round.

There had already been some movements to observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were, um, observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that, that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward a- around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well, and then it came into statutory practice from the early '70s onward as predominantly the southern states realized that it would be beneficial to lifestyle and to economics.

So some interesting reasons that people say they don't want to see it adopted.

Yeah, that's right.

So how did daylight saving become the standard?

Time zones have existed for a little over 100 years.

And almost immediately when time zones were implemented, people realized that they were not fit for purpose year round.

There had already been some movements to... observe sort of an informal daylight saving.

In fact, when Benjamin Franklin visited Paris in the 1780s, he observed that they were observing summertime in Paris to save on candle wax.

So this idea that humans have shifted their activities forward or backward around the clock has been a longstanding thing.

Now, Australia and other countries experimented with daylight saving during the wars, so 1917-ish and around 1943 as well.

Yeah.

has the power to decide what time it has always been political...

No.

So as I mentioned, time zones weren't really a thing until about 150 years ago.

There was no real justification to have time zones in a pre-modern society.

Time zones grew up with industrialization.

So industrialization required not only time zones to determine what time it was locally, but also a time discipline to ensure that factory workers showed up on time, school children showed up on time, and lots of activities were coordinated.

And as we've become a hyper-global society, That's extended beyond our local time zone to coordinating activities across large distances.

Thomas, what do we know about... our health and wellbeing effects of shifting time zones around.

Has the power to decide what time it is always been political?

No.

So as I mentioned, time zones weren't really a thing until about 150 years ago.

There was no real justification to have time zones in a pre-modern society.

Time zones grew up with industrialization.

So industrialization required not only time zones to determine what time it was locally, but also a time discipline system.

to ensure that factory workers showed up on time, school children showed up on time, and lots of activities were coordinated.

Thomas, what do we know about... our health and wellbeing effects of shifting time zones around.

Why aren't we up? I mean, surely, isn't that a reasonable way of, of running your lifestyle?

lifestyle?Absolutely.

And I think, again, I think that's, that's one of, uh, necessity, not choice.

So I, I've been working with a fairly large data set recently.

It's actually the entire Optus network.

So I can see when folks are waking up, when they're going to sleep, uh, when they're hitting the road.

And what it shows is that on the weekday, people behave completely differently to weekends.

It, it happens in America, where you can go across some states in America where there's two or three different time zones operating because each county, e- each, each local area decides something different.

Cairns, further west than Melbourne, for instance, could be on a different time zone year round.

Yeah, 100%.

I've had chats with Adrian Schroeder about this, and he's sort of suggested making a very bold cavalier move to just do it.

He is the chair of the Southeast Queensland mayors, as you know.

But of course, it's a state government statute.

So it's the Queensland Time Act that governs us, and only the Queensland Parliament.

And the other interesting fact is that Queensland only has a single house.

That's