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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2421: William Ferrel

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 3, 2022 · Episode: 2421 William Ferrel: a story of genius, geophysics, and coincidence. Today, serendipity in the whirlwind.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2459: St. Anthony Falls

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Posted on January 15, 2023 · Episode: 2459 St. Anthony Falls, beauty lost, beauty found. Today, a lost and found story.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2416: The PaleoClock

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Posted on November 27, 2022 · Episode: 2416 In which the PaleoClock puts time in perspective. Today, a very slow clock.

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Researchers work to protect coral, as signs of a deadly disease appear off the Texas Gulf Coast

Posted on October 27, 2022 · A deadly coral disease has devastated reefs in Florida and the Caribbean. Now, scientists fear it may have made its way to a protected marine area off the coast of Galveston.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2674: The Royal Naval Surgeon

Michael Barratt

Posted on August 31, 2022 · Episode: 2674 The Royal Navy Surgeon; Taking Medicine to Sea in the Age of Sail. Today, the Royal Navy Surgeon.

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