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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2453: Meandering Rivers

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 9, 2023 · Episode: 2453 Albert Einstein and meandering rivers — seen from above. Today, we look down on a river.

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The Universe According To Albert Einstein: Relativity

MARCELO GLEISER, NPR

Posted on March 14, 2018 · When Einstein, born 139 years ago on Wednesday, came onto the science scene, physics was in crisis. New ideas were badly needed — it was the perfect moment for a trailblazer, says Marcelo Gleiser

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Einstein’s Note On Happiness, Given To Bellboy In 1922, Fetches $1.6 Million

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on October 25, 2017 · The physicist had just won the 1921 Nobel Prize when he scribbled his theory of happy living on a piece of hotel stationery and handed it to the courier at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2490: Ancient Footprints

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Posted on February 12, 2023 · Episode: 2490 In which footprints, 1.5 and 3.6 million years old, tell their story. Today, we walk in some very old footsteps.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2462: Rewriting Geography

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Posted on January 20, 2023 · Episode: 2462 The Mississippi Delta: Rewriting Geography. Today, geography shifts before our eyes.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2188: Plate Tectonics

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Posted on December 6, 2022 · Episode: 2188 The day the earth moved: plate tectonics and the right question. Today, our guest, geologist Peter Copeland tries to ask the right question.

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