Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3169: Percy Bridgman and Meaningless Questions
Posted on · Episode: 3169 Percy Williams Bridgman, Operationalism, and Meaningless Questions. Today, meaningless questions.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3163: Questioning The Speed Of Light
Posted on · Episode: 3163 Answering Questions About Variable Speed Of Light Theories. Today, the speed of light.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1454: Juxtaposition and Contradiction
Posted on · Episode: 1454 The sometimes astonishing results of juxtaposing contradictory ideas. Today, a thought about juxtaposition and contradictions.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3149: Constants of Nature
Posted on · Episode: 3149 Constants of Nature. Today, the grandest machine of all.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1411: John Dalton’s Notation
Posted on · Episode: 1411 The role of notation in John Dalton’s atomic theory. Today, we wonder how to draw an atom.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1404: Prerequisites
Posted on · Episode 1404: Prerequisites seen as a reflection of the structure of science. Today, let’s talk about the prerequisite course.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1313: Rotation
Posted on · Episode: 1313 Rotation: of coins, racquetballs, ballet dancers, and more. Today, let’s think about rotation.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3099: A Case for Three Dimensions
Posted on · Episode: 3099 Gravity and the Importance of Three Pysical Dimensions. Today, a case for three.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1273: Science and Technology in 1852
Posted on · Episode: 1273 Some surprises in the 1852 Annual of Scientific Discovery. Today, an old book takes stock of science and art in 1852.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1265: Self-Evident Concepts
Posted on · Episode: 1265 Science and the myth of the self-evident truth. Today, a closer look at scientific knowledge.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1246: Momentum
Posted on · Episode: 1246 Figuring out what the word momentum means. Today, let’s talk about momentum.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1244: Making Science Fun?
Posted on · Episode: 1244 Is fun rightly under assault in science education? Today, we ask whether or not science should be fun.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1239: Canonical Ensemble
Posted on · Today, a practical use for an abstract theory.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1202: After Science
Posted on · Episode: 1202 The death of science (or its emergence from a cocoon?) Today, thoughts about the end of science.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1174: An Intellectual Legacy
Posted on · Episode: 1174 Nature or nurture, explaining intellectual dynasties Today, more on the matter of heredity or environment.