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Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot, a new podcast from Houston Public Media. Listen Here.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2199: Who Were the Irish?

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 20, 2022 · Episode: 2199 Who were the Irish long ago? Today, when the Irish were Egyptians.

Tags Algles anthropology archaeology Basgue language celtic dna early Britons ethnicity evolution farming global warming Great Britain Ice Age ireland Irish linguistics modern human emicgrations saxons Stephen Oppenheimer Turkey Vikings

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Posted on September 19, 2023 · Episode: 2829 Cesare Lombroso and his Museum. Today, a head in a jar.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2880: Glacier Bay

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Posted on September 18, 2023 · Episode: 2880 Glacier Bay as seen by John Muir before 1885 — different now. Today, Glacier Bay, in another time.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2818: Pompeian Paradox

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Posted on August 15, 2023 · Episode: 2818 The Pompeian Paradox and Fiorelli’s Body Casts. Today, the Pompeian paradox.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2754: Culturomics

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Posted on August 9, 2023 · Episode: 2754 Culturomics. Today, let’s talk about how to model culture.

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