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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2224: Megalonyx

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 9, 2022 · Episode: 2224 Thomas Jefferson and megalonyx, the great-clawed ground sloth. Today, Jefferson meets Great Claw.

Tags animal size Buffon extinction fossils ground sloth Ice Age megalonyx megatherium moose paleontology species Thomas Jefferson zoology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2199: Who Were the Irish?

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 20, 2022 · Episode: 2199 Who were the Irish long ago? Today, when the Irish were Egyptians.

Tags Algles anthropology archaeology Basgue language celtic dna early Britons ethnicity evolution farming global warming Great Britain Ice Age ireland Irish linguistics modern human emicgrations saxons Stephen Oppenheimer Turkey Vikings

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2574: Herons and Egrets

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 21, 2023 · Episode: 2574 Houston’s herons — especially the lovely snowy egret. Today, herons and egrets.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2506: Spanish Moss

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 25, 2023 · Episode: 2506 Spanish Moss — not at all the stuff of antebellum decay. Today, a remarkable stuffing.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2496: Trilobites

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 19, 2023 · Episode: 2496 Trilobites: Wondrous window upon the processes of evolution. Today, the evolution of the trilobite.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2477: Sand Hill Cranes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 4, 2023 · Episode: 2477 The Sand Hill Crane, not just another bird. Today, Sand Hill Cranes.

Tags behavior biology blood flow Kearny Minden migration Nebraska Platte River Rowe Sanctuary Sand Hill Crane Sand Hill Crane migration Rowe Sanctuary Nebraska biology Kearny Minden Platte River zoology blood flow behavior zoology

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