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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 2829: Cesare Lombroso

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Posted on September 19, 2023 · Episode: 2829 Cesare Lombroso and his Museum. Today, a head in a jar.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2880: Glacier Bay

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Posted on September 18, 2023 · Episode: 2880 Glacier Bay as seen by John Muir before 1885 — different now. Today, Glacier Bay, in another time.

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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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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2876: The Scientists Speak

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Posted on September 16, 2023 · Episode: 2876 In which engineers and scientists assess their work in 1945. Today, scientists speak as WW-II ends.

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