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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2195: How Far the Moon?

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 11, 2022 · Episode: 2195 Earth, Moon, and their inertial dance through the Heavens. Today, we keep track of the moon.

Tags astronomy astrophysics conservation of angular momentum distance earth gravity inertia mass mechanics Moon rotational slowing down whirling skater

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2238: Cecilia Payne-Gospochkin

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Posted on June 4, 2022 · Episode: 2238 Cecilia Payne-Gospochkin and the Golden Apples of the Sun. Today, we ask what the sun’s made of.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2229: Children and Science

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 27, 2022 · Episode: 2229 Hurdles that children must leap to learn science. Today, children and science.

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Encore Houston, Episode 179: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Posted on May 16, 2022 · ROCO performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Modest Mussorgsky.

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Scientists answer our ‘Frequently Asked Questions About The Universe’

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on November 12, 2021 · The co-creators of the PBS series Elinor Wonders Why share their knowledge about the science behind the deepest reaches of time and space.

Tags astronomy author Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe Daniel Whiteson Elinor Wonders Why Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe Jorge Cham Ph.D. Comics science universe University of California Irvine

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