Thomas Sigler

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[pensive music] Associate Professor Thomas Sigler is a researcher who's examined global time zone standards.

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.

My phone had just automatically moved forward one hour for daylight saving time.

And it got me thinking, who decides what time it really is? Because if we can just change it twice a year when the weather warms up, what does it even mean? Thomas Sigler is a man who has spent plenty of hours thinking about this.

He's an Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of Queensland, and his latest research has examined the secretly political nature of time.

You are about to hear from Thomas, but I would love to know where you stand on this hot button issue.

How does time affect your day to day? If you could reset the clocks yourself, what would you change? Send me a text.

Dr Thomas Sigler, Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of Queensland.

Welcome to Life Matters.

Thank you for having me this morning.

Coming up, as our southern neighbors shift their clocks forward, we explore whether Queenslanders would actually vote differently today on daylight savings, 34 years after the historic 1992 referendum failed.

And we unpack what it might mean in 2026 with University of Queensland Professor of Human Geography, Dr. Thomas Sigler.

Uh, as we get ready for a massive grand final day this Sunday, a true family affair took over the studio, looking at the Dolphins' hunt for the state championship glory, and the Broncos' chase for their fifth NRLW premiership.

And the Friday forum, well, it's back looking at the week which has been.

Great chatting with you, Gary.

Good on you.

Dr. Thomas Sigler.

Uh, look, he's Associate Professor of, of Human Geography.