Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3210: Scourge of the Sea
Posted on · Episode: 3210 Scourge of the Sea, the long search for a cure for scurvy. Today, a medical cure, lost and found.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3209: Net of Life
Posted on · Episode: 3209 Net of Life: Can Technology Protect Us from Ourselves? Today, a net of life.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3271: An Obsession with Round Numbers
Posted on · Episode: 3271 An Obsession with Round Numbers. The two-hour marathon milestone has been smashed. But what exactly does that mean? Today, an obsession with round numbers.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2912: The Is-Ought Problem
Posted on · Episode: 2912 David Hume and the Is-Ought Problem in Philosophy. Today, David Hume dissects a problem.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2869: Horsepower
Posted on · Episode: 2869 James Watt’s introduction of horsepower as a measurement unit. Today, the power of horses.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2833: Kykkos Monastery
Posted on · Episode: 2833 Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus, and the origins of Western monasticism. Today, monks and hermits.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2763: Steve Jobs, Simplifier
Posted on · Episode: 2763 The legacy of Steve Jobs, who simplified computers and computing devices. Today, the man who made it simple.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3225: Abe Lincoln, Inventor
Posted on · Episode: 3225 Abraham Lincoln invents a boat which can free itself from sandbars. Today, Abe Lincoln, inventor.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2739: Hall
Posted on · Episode: 2739 Evolution of the Hall from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Today, a room without a view.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2669: Christmas Greenery
Posted on · Episode: 2669 Plants and greens associated with the Christmas Season. Today, Christmas greenery.