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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2313: Atlantropa

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 9, 2022 · Episode: 2313 Herman Sörgel’s Atlantropa project: Lebensraum from a lowered Mediterranean. Today, we rewrite geography.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2410: The Vintage of Cave Art

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Posted on November 21, 2022 · Episode: 2410 Was cave art too good to have been made 30,000 years ago? Today, a new look at old art.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2407: Peaks Island

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Posted on November 19, 2022 · Episode: 2407 Peaks Island: cultural change in microcosm. Today, a changing island.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2388: Inventing the Hyperlink

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 31, 2022 · Episode: 2388 In which Paul Otlet invents the hyperlink, and almost invents the Internet. Today, we invent the hyperlink.

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Substantially sinking suburbs, and travel host Rick Steves (Oct. 14, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 14, 2022 · On Friday's show: We discover why some of the city’s northern suburbs are sinking at a substantial rate. We discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And we talk with travel host Rick Steves about his news series.

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