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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1014: War on Disease

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Posted on August 3, 2020 · Episode: 1014 Making war on disease: a tricky business. Today, total war proves to be a dangerous business.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1573: Donatello In Time

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Posted on September 21, 2018 · Episode: 1573 Donatello: Of his age or for all time? Today, we ask: Of an age, or of all time?

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1370: Anno Domini 1370

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Posted on July 7, 2017 · Episode: 1370 Anno Domini 1370: So much going on just below the surface. Today, the story behind an arbitrary date.

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Posted on July 19, 2016 · Episode: 3075 Thucydides, Democracy, and Hope Today, the problem of hope.

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