Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2071: Parker’s Philosophy
Posted on · Episode: 2071 Parker’s and Plympton’s Philosophy: retaining what is good across and intellectual chasm. Today, a book straddles an intellectual divide.
Tag: physics
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The Science Behind UFO Sightings And Possible Extraterrestrial Life
Posted on · UFOs are no longer something only covered by supermarket tabloids, but something that’s being taken a bit more seriously by experts.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2707: Modeling
Posted on · Episode: 2707 Models of the world. Today, let's talk about models.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3099: A Case for Three Dimensions
Posted on · Episode: 3099 Gravity and the Importance of Three Physical Dimensions. Today, a case for three.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1898: Pierre Gassendi
Posted on · Episode: 1898 What happened after Galileo? Pierre Gassendi happened! Today, what happened after Galileo?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1858: Johann Josef Loschmidt
Posted on · Episode: 1858 Josef Loschmidt, invisible cornerstone of 19th-C science. Today, we just miss fame.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1838: Riding the Wave
Posted on · Episode: 1838 The speed of waves: light and sound — oceans and galactic gas. Today, let us ride the waves.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1732: E. M. Forster & Thermodynamics
Posted on · Episode: 1732 E. M. Forster thinks about Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and Thermodynamics. Today, E. M Forster, Voltaire, and thermodynamics.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1719: Poe’s Cosmology
Posted on · Episode: 1719 Edgar Allen Poe’s amazing cosmology. Today, gothic cosmology.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1636: Of Books and Learning
Posted on · Episode: 1636 Of books and learning in nineteenth-century America. Today, thoughts on books and learning.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1623: Joel Dorman and Esther Steele
Posted on · Episode: 1623 The textbooks of J. Dorman and Esther Steele. Today, we meet two very special teachers.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3198: Subatomic Particles
Posted on · Episode: 3198 The Subatomic Particle Zoo. Today, all the way down.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1603: Old Galileo
Posted on · Episode: 1603 Galileo: An old man grieves his daughter and writes his last book. Today, an old man writes his most important book.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1598: Surface Tension
Posted on · Episode: 1598 Surface Tension: a tiny force, but omnipresent. Today, we look at the edge of a water droplet.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3186: Marveling
Posted on · Episode: 3186 Marveling. Today, we marvel.