Metric Units for the Solar System is an exploration of our relationship with the systems of ‘standardized units’ we have created to order society; examining the various tensions implicit in the ...
A system of weights and measures that uses the gram, meter and liter as its primary units of weight, distance and capacity. The metric system is the primary standard used all over the world except in ...
An oft-repeated "weird fact" is the claim that, if not for the scourge of Caribbean piracy, the United States would have adopted the metric system in the 1790s, making it the country's standard system ...
The Verge: The battle of the standards: why the US and UK can’t stop fighting the metric system
The battle of the standards: why the US and UK can’t stop fighting the metric system
The metric system is on track for a mass makeover. In an effort to provide accurate measurements at all scales, scientists are preparing to redefine four basic units by the end of 2018. The shift will ...
A ROYAL CHEESE: A new petition on WhiteHouse.gov is calling for an end to the Imperial Unit as the nation's standard system of measurement. In the age of instant calculations, it's a bit of a stretch ...
NPR: The U.K. Left The EU, And Now It's Inching Away From The Metric System Too
The U.K. Left The EU, And Now It's Inching Away From The Metric System Too
National Geographic news: Here's the real reason the U.S. doesn't use the metric system