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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3269: Cyanotype

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 23, 2022 · Episode: 3269 Blueprint: Once a thing, now only a metaphor. Today, a thing lingers as a metaphor.

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Posted on December 4, 2023 · Each month, we ask listeners to sweat the small stuff, so they don't district from life's bigger challenges.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1065: Alphabet

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 12, 2023 · Episode: 1065 Inventing the alphabet — sowing progress and chaos. Today, we invent the alphabet — and we sow seeds of discord.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2991: Writing in Colors

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Posted on October 31, 2023 · Episode: 2991 Tswett and the Development of Chromatography. Today, we write in colors.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2877: What Bees See

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Posted on September 17, 2023 · Episode: 2877 What do bees and other creatures see with their unimaginable eyes? Today, technology, engineering, and art.

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