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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2196: The Future Among Us

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 13, 2022 · Episode: 2196 In which the future we seek to know is already among us. Today, the future is among us.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2263: Deslandes’ Glass

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Posted on July 15, 2022 · Episode: 2263 Delaunay Deslandes misses the Industrial Revolution. Today, we’re left behind by the revolution.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3276: Airplane Engines

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 1, 2022 · Episode: 3276 Should airplane engines be cooled by liquid or air? Today, a design might go either way.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2253: The Commons Revisited

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 24, 2022 · Episode: 2253 Revisiting the Commons in a rapidly changing world. Today, we visit the commons.

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How author Dylan Marron has conversations with people who hate him

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on March 28, 2022 · Today, Marron shares what he’s learned about having difficult conversations and how having them can help close the ever-growing distance between us.

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