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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 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.

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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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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2574: Herons and Egrets

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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 2541: Reliving Charlotte’s Web

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Posted on March 31, 2023 · Episode: 2541 Charlotte, of Charlotte’s Web, in real life. Today, I relive Charlotte’s Web.

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