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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2179: Science Breakthroughs of 2006

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 7, 2022 · Episode: 2179 Science magazine’s list of Breakthroughs in 2006. Today, the big science news of 2006.

Tags biology evolution Fields Medal genetics global warming Grigori Perelman ice sheets melting missing link fish reptiles oceans PoincarÃ©'s conjecture RNA Science magazine scientific breakthroughs topology

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1071: A Gift of Turtle Eggs

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Posted on November 25, 2023 · Episode: 1071 A biology teacher gets fresh Turtle Eggs to Louis Agassiz. Today, a young biology teacher delivers a pail of turtle eggs.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2637: Neanderthal Genes

Posted on November 8, 2023 · Episode: 2637 Neanderthal genes in the human genome, and Darwin’s theory of Sexual Selection. Today, Neanderthal genes.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2829: Cesare Lombroso

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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

Dr. John Lienhard

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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