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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3245: Memes

Karen Fang

Posted on December 15, 2020 · Episode: 3245 Memes, Internet Challenges, and the Selfish Gene. Today, memes.

Tags altruism art practice behavior biology evolution genes genetics internet challenge meme narcissism painting psychology Richard Dawkins social media sociality society TikTok

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1601: Dirt

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 9, 2020 · Episode: 1601 Mother dirt. Today, let’s play in the dirt.

Tags agronomy bacteriology biology burial cemeteries dust storms earth formaldehyde humus John Adams manure soil waste disposal Yosemite

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1514: The Resistance Movement

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 19, 2020 · Episode: 1514 The resistance movement: a look at ongoing evolution. Today, we watch creatures evolving around us.

Tags aids bacteriology biology dna ebola ecology Elephants fishing microbiology pneumonia virology zoology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1212: Macroparasites

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 28, 2020 · Episode: 1212 Human history in terms of macroparasites and microparasites. Today, we wonder who feasts upon whom.

Tags biology commerce disease history sociology war

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3205: Alice Augusta Ball

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on September 24, 2020 · Episode: 3205 Alice Augusta Ball and Her Work on Leprosy. Today, a legacy with a sad coda.

Tags african american biology chemistry medical women

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1864: Philip and Edmund Gosse

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 26, 2020 · Episode: 1864 Philip and Edmund Gosse, reaching out across a great divide. Today, a Victorian naturalist.

Tags biology botany breast cancer darwin Edmund Gosse Emily Gosse evolution ompholos Philip Henry Gosse

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1847: Who Are We?

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 29, 2020 · Episode: 1847 Who are we? We are, at least, a collection of cells. Today, who are we?

Tags biological cells biology cell nucleus cell structure cork dna eggs mitosis Oscar Wilde protoplasm protoplast Robert Hooke

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity: 3205 Alice Augusta Ball

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on February 28, 2019 · Episode: 3205 Alice Augusta Ball and Her Work on Leprosy. Today, a legacy with a sad coda.

Tags african american biology chemistry medical women

Houston Matters

Beasts Beneath The Bayou: Alligator Snapping Turtles Thrive In The Heart Of Houston

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 2, 2019 · Houston Matters visits Buffalo Bayou, where a population of prehistoric-looking beasts are making a home in the middle of the city.

Tags alligator snapping turtles biology buffalo bayou Eric Munscher Michael Hagerty nature Turtle Survival Alliance turtles

News

Houston Forensic Science Center To Align With Standards Approved By National Lead Agency

HPM Digital Team

Posted on December 14, 2018 · There will be adjustments in the work of the forensic biology/DNA and seized drugs sections.

Tags biology dna forensic Houston Forensic Science Center OSAC

Houston Matters

How Do We Get People To Trust Science Again?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 7, 2018 · Houston researchers discuss how to improve scientific literacy in an age of skepticism.

Tags Amy Sater autism biology Carolyn Nichol climate change earth flat earth science scientific literacy scientists stem vaccines

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1601: Dirt

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 21, 2018 · Episode: 1601 Mother dirt. Today, let’s play in the dirt.

Tags agronomy bacteriology biology burial cemeteries dust storms earth formaldehyde humus John Adams manure soil waste disposal Yosemite

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1586: Topsell’s Beasts

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 17, 2018 · Episode: 1586 Topsell’s history of four-footed beasts and serpents. Today, a zoology book.

Tags animals bestiaries bestiary biology early printing galileo King James Bible Macbeth scientific method Shakespeare woodcut illustrations zoology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1514: The Resistance Movement

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 21, 2018 · Episode: 1514 The resistance movement: a look at ongoing evolution. Today, we watch creatures evolving around us.  

Tags aids bacteriology biology dna ebola ecology Elephants fishing microbiology pneumonia virology zoology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1511: Lotus and High-Tech

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 14, 2018 · Episode: 1511 In which the lotus blossom gives a lesson in engineering design. Today, lotus petals and high-tech.  

Tags biology botany cleaning contemplation medicine polio surface tension

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