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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2179: Science Breakthroughs of 2006

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 7, 2022 · Episode: 2179 Science magazine’s list of Breakthroughs in 2006. Today, the big science news of 2006.

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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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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2244: The Gentleman Traveler

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 11, 2022 · Episode: 2244 The Gentleman traveler: Victorian polymath, Francis Galton. Today, we travel the wilds with the highborn.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2229: Children and Science

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 27, 2022 · Episode: 2229 Hurdles that children must leap to learn science. Today, children and science.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2215: Surviving Ourselves

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 24, 2022 · Episode: 2215 Surviving Ourselves: Another look at the long ecology debate. Today, the problem of saving the world.

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