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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1782: Human Energy

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 22, 2019 · Episode: 1782 Thoughts about energy and the human motor. Today, human energy.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1407: A Matter of Size

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 6, 2017 · Episode: 1407 A matter of size: scaling laws among living species. Today, a matter of size.

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