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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2162: New Quotations

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 2, 2022 · Episode: 2162 A new book of quotations, and new insights into quotations. Today, some new quotations.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3279: The Shadow of an Idea

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 19, 2022 · Episode: 3279 The machine as the physical shadow of the idea. Today, the shadow of an idea.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2241: Otto Brunfels

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 6, 2022 · Episode: 2241 Otto Brunfels and the two reformations: religion and representation. Today, two reformations.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3121: Getting Typhus

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Posted on February 16, 2022 · Episode: 3121 Charles Nicolle and the Transmission of Typhus. Today, we get typhus.

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Texas Sues 6 School Districts That Issued Mask Mandates In Defiance Of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Order

Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune / BRIAN LOPEZ, Texas Tribune

Posted on September 13, 2021 · Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have long threatened to sue school districts that defy Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates. On Friday, Paxton made good on that threat.

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