Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1946: Crocodile / Alligator
Posted on · Episode: 1946 Crocodiles and alligators: no tears, but a peculiar senstivity and intelligence. Today, the sensitive crocodile.
Posted on · Episode: 1946 Crocodiles and alligators: no tears, but a peculiar senstivity and intelligence. Today, the sensitive crocodile.
Posted on · Episode: 1945 Jeffries Wyman: Science at its quiet best. Today, a quiet academic.
Posted on · Episode: 1514 The resistance movement: a look at ongoing evolution. Today, we watch creatures evolving around us.
Posted on · Episode: 1935 Alexander Wilson, America’s ornithologist before Audubon. Today, an unlikely ornithologist.
Posted on · Episode: 1925 Reflecting on nine museum-dense days in England. Today, we go to museums.
Posted on · Episode: 1834 In which all the beasts are allotted one billion heartbeats. Today, a billion heartbeats.
Posted on · Episode: 2228 Ancient Explanations of Bird Migrations. Today, our guest, classicist Richard Armstrong, watches the ancients studying bird migrations.
Posted on · Episode: 1623 The textbooks of J. Dorman and Esther Steele. Today, we meet two very special teachers.
Posted on · Episode: 1585 In which the elephant Prathida teaches me about dissonance and Christmas. Today, dissonance, elephants, and the holiday season.
Posted on · Episode: 1586 Topsell’s history of four-footed beasts and serpents. Today, a zoology book.
Posted on · Episode: 1514 The resistance movement: a look at ongoing evolution. Today, we watch creatures evolving around us.
Posted on · Episode: 1431 In which dogs humanize us. Today, some sidelights on the history of dogs.
Posted on · Episode: 1407 A matter of size: scaling laws among living species. Today, a matter of size.
Posted on · Episode: 1403 Vanishing sea otters: only one piece of a long food chain. Today, let’s take a quick trip through a long food chain.
Posted on · Episode: 1128 Of whales and elephants: a remarkable convergence of attributes Today, we find that whales and elephants have more in common than just size.