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Tag: temperature

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1768: On the Cutting-Room Floor

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 27, 2019 · Episode: 1768 On the cutting room floor — When we don’t have the rest of the story. Today, let us pick up some loose ends.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1764: Temperature

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 21, 2019 · Episode: 1764 In which we wonder just what our thermometer measures. Today, we ask what temperature is.

Tags education heat kinetic theory of gases pedagogy teaching temperature thermodynamics thermometers Christopher Morely

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1575: Fields and Continua

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 24, 2018 · Episode: 1575 Fields and continua: A secret art of engineering. Today, a look at a secret abstraction.

Tags continuum mechanics electricity field theory heat conduction magnetism mass diffusion mathematics potential fields potential fluid flow science stress analysis temperature

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Higher Turnout Than Expected At Houston’s Cooling Centers

Davis Land

Posted on July 23, 2018 · High temperatures are causing more people to seek refuge

Tags heat heat advisory Houston health temperature

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WATCH: Winter Storm Threatens To Dump Ice, Snow Across South

Associated Press

Posted on January 3, 2018 · In other parts of the U.S., dangerously cold temperatures have been blamed for at least a dozen deaths

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Extreme Cold Grips Much Of The U.S.

Camila Domonoske, NPR

Posted on January 2, 2018 · 2018 is off to a frigid start. From Texas to the mid-Atlantic to the Ohio Valley, temperatures are significantly colder than average, with sometimes fatal consequences

Tags temperature weather

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1363: Man The Measure

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 23, 2017 · Episode: 1363 Man the measure — man the meter. Today, let’s ask what meters measure.

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