How Many Minutes Are in a Day?

Exploring why our 24-hour clock isn’t as exact as we think — and what the Earth’s own rhythm can teach us about time.

A Day in the Life of a Second

(Conversations with Time, Part One)

I didn’t mean to fall down a rabbit hole about time.
But one quiet winter, I found myself staring at my coffee cup, wondering:

“Exactly how many minutes are there in a day… for a human… on Earth?”

Easy, right? 1 day = 24 hours.
Each hour = 60 minutes.
So… 24 × 60 = 1,440 minutes.
And that’s where…