• Who named Earth? | A century of counting calories. | Time Traveler Dinner Party

  • Jun 10 2024
  • Length: 20 mins
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  • Who decided that the Earth would be called the Earth?


    It’s been a century since a physician's own weight loss journey introduced the concept of counting calories. We still do that, but is it the best approach?


    Famed physicist Stephen Hawking once held a dinner party where every guest shared the same peculiarity - they were from the future. Who showed up?

    Sources:
    https://www.livescience.com/32274-how-did-earth-get-its-name.html
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/doctor-pioneered-counting-calories-century-ago-were-still-dealing-with-consequences-180984282/#:~:text=The%20cover%20of%20Lulu%20Hunt,diet%20best%20seller%20in%20history
    https://mashable.com/article/stephen-hawking-time-travel-party

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