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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2351: Another Kind of Perpetual Motion

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 10, 2022 · Episode: 2351 A kind of perpetual motion machine that conserves energy. Today, another kind of perpetual motion.

Tags availability efficiency energy entropy first heat power second law of thermodynamics self deception

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2466: Sneaky Solar Energy

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Posted on January 22, 2023 · Episode: 2466 In which renewable energy enters by the back door. Today, a silent arrival.

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THE BIGGEST IDEAS IN THE UNIVERSE with Physicist Sean Carroll

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on December 2, 2022 · Answering the all-important questions over our place in the universe.

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What’s driving fuel prices back up, and Nigella Lawson (Oct. 11, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 11, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: A discussion of what's driving fuel and energy prices back up, a candidate interview with Jack Cagle, and a conversation with TV host and food writer Nigella Lawson.

Tags Ed Hirs energy Energy prices Harris County Commissioners Court Jack Cagle Lawrence Edelson Moores Opera Center Nigella Lawson oil prices political candidates

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2347: Munich Museum, 1912

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 8, 2022 · Episode: 2347 Watching the Deutsches Museum evolve: 1903 until now. Today, a museum is born.

Tags Bavaria Deutsches Museum flight German chemical industry germany King Ludwig III Munich Oskar von Miller power Prince Ludwig technology Wilhelm Ostwald

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