Engines Podcast
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.
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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.
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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.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1537: Life On the Moon
Posted on · Episode: 1537 John Wilkins talks about life on the Moon, in 1638. Today, life on the moon.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1534: Acceleration
Posted on · Episode: 1534 Making sense of the slippery concept of acceleration. Today, let’s think about falling.
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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.