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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2195: How Far the Moon?

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 11, 2022 · Episode: 2195 Earth, Moon, and their inertial dance through the Heavens. Today, we keep track of the moon.

Tags astronomy astrophysics conservation of angular momentum distance earth gravity inertia mass mechanics Moon rotational slowing down whirling skater

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Posted on December 2, 2022 · Answering the all-important questions over our place in the universe.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2420: Rheticus and Copernicus

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Posted on December 2, 2022 · Episode: 2420 Georg Rheticus, Copernicus’ only student and his prophet. Today, Copernicus’ prophet.

Tags astronomy De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium Georg Joachim heliocentricity Martin Luther mathematics Nicolaus Copernicus Poland Protestant Reformation Rheticus Sun-centered solar system

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2806: Thor and Engineering

Posted on November 15, 2022 · Episode: 2806 Thor, the god of thunder, engineering behind comic books, college courses that deal with fracture. Today, our guest Haleh Ardebili talks about Thor and Engineering.

Tags Avengers brittle deformation ductile elastic fatigue fracture god of thunder impact Marvel materials mechanics plastic shear statics stress Thor

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Astros snuff out Elton John concert like a candle in the wind: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

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Posted on October 21, 2022 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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