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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2670: Expanding the Human Environment

Michael Barratt

Posted on June 20, 2023 · Episode: 2670 The Expanded Human Habitat: Our Solar System as a Defining Environment. Today, we expand the notion of environment.

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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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