Summer is firmly in the rearview window, and the Sun is noticeably winding down earlier in the evening. On November 1, most of the United States and parts of Canada will change the clocks to ward off these later sunsets. Specifically, we’ll move back an hour and leave Daylight Saving Time for Standard Time, only to do the reverse come next spring. It’s a twice-yearly ritual that many people tolerate, but few enjoy.

A poll last year, from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found that only 12% of Americans liked the current system of switching clocks twice a year, while 47% outright opposed it (40% were neutral). A different YouGov poll earlier this March found that 64% of U.S. adult citizens were in favor of abolishing the clock switch, while only 16% wanted to hold onto it.…