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Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot, a new podcast from Houston Public Media. Listen Here.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2674: The Royal Naval Surgeon

Michael Barratt

Posted on August 31, 2022 · Episode: 2674 The Royal Navy Surgeon; Taking Medicine to Sea in the Age of Sail. Today, the Royal Navy Surgeon.

Tags british disease hygiene illness injury journal medical officer national archives naturalist Navy physician record royal sea ship surgeon

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2607: Steam Comes to China

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Posted on May 14, 2023 · Episode: 2607 The steam engine comes to China, and even greater change follows. Today, steam comes to China.

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‘The Last of Us’ spotlights the very real threat of fungal disease

Posted on April 11, 2023 · A local medical expert says the post-apocalyptic HBO series has brought necessary attention to a real medical threat. And science is lagging behind in its understanding of it.

Tags disease Dr. Luis Ostrosky fungi fungus health health care memorial hermann The Last of Us UTHealth

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2536: Scapa Flow

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 25, 2023 · Episode: 2536 The Scapa Flow ship cemetery. Today, Scapa Flow.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2525: Protruding Land

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 18, 2023 · Episode: 2525 Reflections on protruding land, shipwrecks and lighthouses. Today, protruding land.

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