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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2655: Common Sense

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 11, 2023 · Episode: 2655 Common sense, our common senses, and our uncommon universe. Today, common sense.

Tags Comanches common sense curved space entropy hearing human senses light Newtonian mechanics perception quantum mechanics relativity theory scientific instruments second law of thermodynamics sight sound times arrow

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2967: In Praise of Confusion

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 22, 2023 · Episode: 2967 How we learn only by engaging our confusion and working through it. Today, let’s make use of confusion.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2963: Paradoxes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 16, 2023 · Episode: 2963 What is a paradox? No such thing, once we understand! Today, paradoxes.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2867: Fresnel and Lighthouses

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 10, 2023 · Episode: 2867 Augustin Fresnel, light, and lighthouses: from the science of light to the saving of ships. Today, Fresnel and his Lighthouses.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2792: Silent Revolutions

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 27, 2023 · Episode: 2792 Glorious revolutions – which we see only after they’ve passed. Today, silent revolutions.

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