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Time & Dates

Date and time math for deadlines, time zones, ages and plans, including the cases calendars make confusing.

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How to count business days for holiday shipping and contract deadlines, with a worked example and a working days calculator to check your own dates.

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The UK and US end Daylight Saving Time on different Sundays each fall, shifting meetings by an hour. Here's the exact time zone math for the gap week.

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How long does it take to binge-watch a TV show? The math for The Office, Breaking Bad, Friends and Game of Thrones, and how to work out any series.

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Summer reading lists always take longer than they look. The real reading-time math by word count, format and deadline, and how to work out your own.

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Your lunar age starts at 1 at birth and rises at Chinese New Year, not on your birthday. How it's calculated and when it matters in East Asia.

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