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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2634: Triple Divides

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 4, 2023 · Episode: 2634 North America’s three triple divides — or is it four? Today, triple divides.

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Swimming In This Bayou Could Make You Sick, But There’s A Plan To Change That

Posted on February 23, 2017 · Dickinson Bayou is just one of many water sources across the state with potentially-harmful levels of bacteria.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2462: Rewriting Geography

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 20, 2023 · Episode: 2462 The Mississippi Delta: Rewriting Geography. Today, geography shifts before our eyes.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2453: Meandering Rivers

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 9, 2023 · Episode: 2453 Albert Einstein and meandering rivers — seen from above. Today, we look down on a river.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2313: Atlantropa

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 9, 2022 · Episode: 2313 Herman Sörgel’s Atlantropa project: Lebensraum from a lowered Mediterranean. Today, we rewrite geography.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3210: Scourge of the Sea

Posted on August 10, 2022 · Episode: 3210 Scourge of the Sea, the long search for a cure for scurvy. Today, a medical cure, lost and found.

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