/sci/ - Science & Math

I know modern time keeping is based of Greenwich mean time, but how did we decide what GMT would be? What I mean is, solar noon isn't the same day to day, so we had to decide on a "noon" that would be noon for Greenwich. How did they decide it? On that note, how the hell would I keep accurate time without modernity? Like say I had a mechanical watch, how would I set it? I could wait until the shadows are shortest in the day, but as I said, solar noon shifts through the year.

pls help timekeeping is confuse

How do I make myself more employable/stand out from the rest?

Right now I am a sophomore at a community college (45 credits). My program is three years long which also includes an internship the final semester. I do work part-time in an unrelated job to my field, but I am thinking long-term for my career.

When I look at the type of people who get employed at the companies I'd like to work for, they have extensive research experience, masters, and Ph.Ds. The people my age usually have life stories like "I got sick once when I was younger and that is why I am passionate about this industry and have been involved in it since I was a kid"; these people will inevitably become the scientists that are in charge I bet.

My parents aren't intelligent, let alone have any bit of curiosity. So, I was never introduced to anything scientific as an adolescent to even gain an interest until I started college. I'm behind af and the people in my classes are people with great experience already because they've been involved for a long time.

>When politicians discuss anything science related