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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2180: Hollow Earth

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 11, 2022 · Episode: 2180 The strange longevity of the Hollow Earth hypothesis. Today, the Hollow Earth.

Tags Americus Antarctica Baudelaire David Standish Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Rice Burroughs Edmond Halley Hollow Earth John Symmes Jules Verne Leonhard Euler magnetic poles pseudoscience

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Why ice melting in Antarctica is a bigger problem for Galveston than other places

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Posted on May 4, 2023 · A recent NPR report examines how. We ask NPR's Rebecca Hersher about it.

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Posted on May 4, 2023 · On Thursday's show: Why ice melting in Antarctica is affecting Texas -- and Galveston specifically -- more than other places.

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

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