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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2199: Who Were the Irish?

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 20, 2022 · Episode: 2199 Who were the Irish long ago? Today, when the Irish were Egyptians.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2266: The Cairo Rises

Posted on July 22, 2022 · Episode: 2266 In which the Cairo’s ghost rises from the Yazoo mud. Today, ghosts in a river.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2256: Darwin and Emotion

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Posted on June 27, 2022 · Episode: 2256 Darwin uses emotional expression to explain our kinship with animals. Today, we smile with our animal cousins.

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