# Analog Clocks on The No Agenda Show

Analog Clocks comes up in 13 chapters across 12 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2016 to October 2025.

- **Chapters:** 13
- **Episodes:** 12
- **Discussed:** March 2016 – October 2025
- **Related topics:** [Education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), [Gen Z](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gen-z.md), [Millennials](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/millennials.md), [Adhd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adhd.md), [Ai](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ai.md), [Artificial Intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/artificial-intelligence.md), [Automotive](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/automotive.md), [Cognitive Decline](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cognitive-decline.md), [Cursive](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cursive.md), [Digital Age](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/digital-age.md)

## Chapters 1–13 of 13

### The Floor Game Show and Gen Z Analog Clock Literacy

- **Episode:** [1809: Tomahawk Turnaround](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1809-tomahawk-turnaround.md)
- **Published:** 2025-10-19
- **Time:** 1:17:33–1:21:33
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1809-tomahawk-turnaround/chapter/the-floor-game-show-and-gen-z-analog-clock-literacy.md

The Fox game show "The Floor," hosted by Rob Lowe, featured a segment where adult contestants were tested on their ability to read basic analog and digital clocks. The simplicity of the task sparked a discussion about a perceived decline in basic literacy skills among younger generations. The show, originally a Dutch format from Endemol, uses high-production visuals to present what critics call "ludicrously" simple trivia.

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### Gen Alpha Education Gaps, Analog Clocks and Calendars

- **Episode:** [1794: Heroin Hotties](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1794-heroin-hotties.md)
- **Published:** 2025-08-28
- **Time:** 22:16–23:42
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1794-heroin-hotties/chapter/gen-alpha-education-gaps-analog-clocks-and-calendars.md

A music teacher reports that students aged 9 to 12 are increasingly unable to recite the months of the year in order. This observation adds to a growing list of basic skills lacking in younger generations, including the inability to read analog clocks, calculate change, or understand standard measurements.

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### AI Vision Limitations, Analog Clock Recognition

- **Episode:** [1747: HiFi Intel](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1747-hifi-intel.md)
- **Published:** 2025-03-16
- **Time:** 1:28:08–1:29:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1747-hifi-intel/chapter/ai-vision-limitations-analog-clock-recognition.md

Researchers at Edinburgh University found that prominent multimodal large language models struggle to tell time from images of analog clocks. The models also failed to accurately parse calendar images or identify times on clocks with Roman numerals. The failure is attributed to the models being trained on digital-first data sources like Reddit.

Keywords: [artificial intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/artificial-intelligence.md), multimodal llm, edinburgh university, [analog clock](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/analog-clock.md), [gen z](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gen-z.md), [reddit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/reddit.md)

### AI Reliance, Cognitive Decline, Analog Skills Loss

- **Episode:** [1734: MEGA](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1734-mega.md)
- **Published:** 2025-01-30
- **Time:** 1:32:40–1:36:32
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1734-mega/chapter/ai-reliance-cognitive-decline-analog-skills-loss.md

The increasing reliance on AI and digital tools is linked to a decline in basic cognitive and analog skills. Examples include the inability of younger generations to perform mental math at cash registers, read cursive, or tell time on analog clocks. There is a concern that future generations will be unable to recognize when AI-generated results are incorrect or nonsensical.

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### Toyota Hilux Champ, $10,000 Basic Truck and Analog Skills

- **Episode:** [1606: Food Noise](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1606-food-noise.md)
- **Published:** 2023-11-09
- **Time:** 6:06–8:19
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1606-food-noise/chapter/toyota-hilux-champ-10-000-basic-truck-and-analog-skills.md

Toyota is releasing a stripped-down truck for approximately $10,000 in international markets, featuring manual windows and no radio. The discussion transitions into a tangent about the inability of younger generations to operate manual window cranks or read analog clocks.

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### Mental Wellness Coaches and Time Perception

- **Episode:** [1573: 4 No Youth](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1573-4-no-youth.md)
- **Published:** 2023-07-16
- **Time:** 1:16:21–1:19:22
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1573-4-no-youth/chapter/mental-wellness-coaches-and-time-perception.md

The hosts discuss the rise of "mental wellness coaches" who validate time blindness as a legitimate condition similar to color blindness. They speculate that the loss of analog clocks and the inability of younger generations to read them has contributed to a poor sense of time passage. One host mentions how they manage a staff member, Mimi, who struggles with punctuality.

Keywords: [mimi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mimi.md), [analog clocks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/analog-clocks.md), mental wellness coach, [adhd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adhd.md), [time management](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/time-management.md)

### Analog Clocks and Cursive Writing in Education

- **Episode:** [1573: 4 No Youth](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1573-4-no-youth.md)
- **Published:** 2023-07-16
- **Time:** 1:21:48–1:25:11
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1573-4-no-youth/chapter/analog-clocks-and-cursive-writing-in-education.md

The hosts argue that wearing a wristwatch and learning to read analog clocks provides essential training in perceiving the "flow" of time. They link the decline in time management skills among "Zoomers" to the removal of analog clocks and cursive writing from school curricula. They suggest that digital numbers do not provide the same sense of completion as a circular clock face.

Keywords: mickey mouse watch, [analog clock](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/analog-clock.md), cursive writing, [zoomers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/zoomers.md), time perception

### Teacher Feedback, Analog Clocks, Education System

- **Episode:** [1542: Digital Dementia](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1542-digital-dementia.md)
- **Published:** 2023-03-30
- **Time:** 1:34:00–1:37:27
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1542-digital-dementia/chapter/teacher-feedback-analog-clocks-education-system.md

A public school teacher from Missouri writes in to clarify that analog clocks are still taught in elementary schools, but students lack practice at home. The hosts discuss the general decline in skills like reading clocks and giving change, attributing the issue to the broader education system and the prevalence of digital devices.

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### Exotic Pet Attacks, Millennial Financial Advice

- **Episode:** [1539: Putinoids](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1539-putinoids.md)
- **Published:** 2023-03-19
- **Time:** 1:31:17–1:33:39
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1539-putinoids/chapter/exotic-pet-attacks-millennial-financial-advice.md

Recent news items include a woman in Oklahoma being attacked by a pet monkey and a man in Ohio losing an arm to a pet zebra. Additionally, a viral clip of "millennial advice" claiming that saving one dollar a day for a year results in $30,000 is mocked for its mathematical absurdity. Statistics also suggest one in five people can no longer read analog clocks.

Keywords: monkey attack, zebra attack, [oklahoma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oklahoma.md), [ohio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ohio.md), millennial advice, [analog clocks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/analog-clocks.md)

### Analog Clock Literacy, Millennial Education

- **Episode:** [1482: Gorby Chips](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1482-gorby-chips.md)
- **Published:** 2022-09-01
- **Time:** 37:32–39:12
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1482-gorby-chips/chapter/analog-clock-literacy-millennial-education.md

An anecdote from a grocery store in Squim, Washington, describes a young woman's inability to read an analog clock. The segment suggests that analog clock literacy is declining among younger generations, with retail workers noting that many millennials rely entirely on digital timekeeping.

Keywords: [analog clocks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/analog-clocks.md), [millennials](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/millennials.md), [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), squim washington, [sunny farms](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sunny-farms.md)

### Millennial Competency, Analog Clocks, Educational Failure

- **Episode:** [1430: Banks not Tanks](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1430-banks-not-tanks.md)
- **Published:** 2022-03-03
- **Time:** 2:25:15–2:30:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1430-banks-not-tanks/chapter/millennial-competency-analog-clocks-educational-failure.md

Two anecdotes illustrate a perceived decline in basic skills among younger millennials, such as the inability to read an analog clock or know where to place a stamp on an envelope. The hosts argue this represents a failure of the educational system and a shift toward "transhumanism," where technology replaces fundamental human knowledge and physics.

Keywords: [millennials](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/millennials.md), [analog clocks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/analog-clocks.md), [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), [transhumanism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transhumanism.md), smartwatches

### Analog Clock Literacy, Jimmy Kimmel Street Segment

- **Episode:** [1142: Cornageddon](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1142-cornageddon.md)
- **Published:** 2019-05-30
- **Time:** 1:35:45–1:40:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1142-cornageddon/chapter/analog-clock-literacy-jimmy-kimmel-street-segment.md

A Jimmy Kimmel "Man on the Street" segment reveals that many young adults and college students are unable to read analog clocks. The hosts discuss the decline of traditional time-telling skills in the age of smartphones and digital displays.

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### Analog Clock Literacy and Pattern Recognition

- **Episode:** [810: Karmonious](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/810-karmonious.md)
- **Published:** 2016-03-24
- **Time:** 2:05:48–2:08:46
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/810-karmonious/chapter/analog-clock-literacy-and-pattern-recognition.md

A study in King County finds that only one-third of children can tell time on an analog clock. While Dvorak argues the analog clock is an anachronism, Curry contends that learning to read one is a vital exercise for pattern recognition and understanding the physical world. They debate whether this shift represents a failure of education or a natural evolution of technology.

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