Million-dollar watches, World War II's role in watchmaking, and how much caffeine a watchmaker drinks. Twenty-something horologist Cameron Weiss also dishes about mechanical vs. quartz, little tiny springs, patience, S-Town and the history of timekeeping. Also we address rap lyrics and some existential boolsheet.<a href="https://www.weisswatchcompany.com" target="_blank">More info on Cameron's watches</a><a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/horology" target="_blank">More episode sources and links</a><a href="https://www.Patreon.com/ologies" target="_blank">Support the show on Patreon</a>T-shirts, mugs, etc. at <a href="https://www.ologiesmerch.com" target="_blank">ologiesmerch.com</a>Follow Ologies on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/ologies/" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ologies/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>Music by Nick Thorburn  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.