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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2222: Jeremiah Horrocks

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 9, 2022 · Episode: 2222 Jeremiah Horrocks, the 23-year-old “Father of English Astronomy.” Today, a planetary prodigy.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2449: Francis Hopkinson

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 2, 2023 · Episode: 2449 Francis Hopkinson: My Days Have So Wondrous Free and other accomplishments. Today, America’s first song.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2446: Limits of Logic

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 26, 2022 · Episode: 2446 Gödel, Ginsberg, and the limits of logic. Today, the limits of logic.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2143: Emma Lazarus

Posted on December 14, 2022 · Episode: 2143 In which Emma Lazarus reinvents the Statue of Liberty. Today, UH scholar Dorothy Baker tells us about Emma Lazarus.

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Texas social media law moves forward, but more challenges await (Sept. 20, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 20, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: A new Texas law preventing social media companies from censoring posts based on political views will be allowed to take effect after a court ruling last week. But the legal battle over it is far from over.

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