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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2186: Lost Beauties

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 20, 2022 · Episode: 2186 Lost beauty of old words: nostalgia thwarted a flood of new books. Today, language slips away from us.

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Posted on April 24, 2023 · As Houston Matters marks ten years on the air, we discuss how the technology landscape has changed in the past decade.

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Posted on March 27, 2023 · What we see on our screens may not reflect our reality, especially for women and people of color.

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