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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2453: Meandering Rivers

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 9, 2023 · Episode: 2453 Albert Einstein and meandering rivers — seen from above. Today, we look down on a river.

Tags Albert Einstein civil engineering Coriolis Effect flows fluid mechanics geography geology Hans Einstein meandering rivers open channel scouring surface

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2317: Backwater Curves

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 11, 2022 · Episode: 2317 Backwater curves and a natural bayou redesigned. Today, we watch flowing water.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2634: Triple Divides

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 4, 2023 · Episode: 2634 North America’s three triple divides — or is it four? Today, triple divides.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2568: Detension Basin

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 14, 2023 · Episode: 2568 Detention basins: where engineering, conservation, and myriad birds converge. Today, engineering and birds.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2537: Vredefort and Apophis

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 26, 2023 · Episode: 2537 Vredefort, Chicxulub, Apophis — once and future threats to Earth. Today, Vredefort and Apophis.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2490: Ancient Footprints

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 12, 2023 · Episode: 2490 In which footprints, 1.5 and 3.6 million years old, tell their story. Today, we walk in some very old footsteps.

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