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GN_7.12_TalkToTheHands
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 7
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Kenyan inventor has designed a pair of gloves that translate signed hand movements into speech.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 02:34
WYSIWYG
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Why Would Somebody Insist We Yank Goats? That's not what WYSIWYG stands for. This is Episode 53 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2018
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
510(k)
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Submitting a 510(k) might be like saying you're qualified for college because your fraternal twin is already there. This is Episode 52 of Engineeri...

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2018
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 1
poka-yoke
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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The delicious flavor of a 0% manufacturing defect rate can come from fresh poka-yoke. This is Episode 51 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informa...

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  • Added: Jan 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:36
  • Purchases: 1
NPD
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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New year, new Engineering Word Of The Day. Or in this case, new acronym of the day, standing for "new product development". This is Episode 50 of E...

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  • Added: Jan 02, 2018
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
dogfooding
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Grow, make, and eat your own dogfood -- I mean products. Episode 47 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or f...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2017
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
OEM
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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It's the OG OEM.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
operator
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Not just telephone operators, folks!

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 1
UX
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Another design buzzword? Or important field? Both?

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
validation [Special Guest: Pat Sweet, P.Eng.]
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Engineering and business consultant Pat Sweet, P.Eng., guests on this episode to discuss the critical engineering design concept of validation. You...

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 1
Mainstream Products Go Organic
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Organic food is becoming trendy, and you’ll be seeing more of it at your supermarket, it’ll probably be cheaper too.

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  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Job Makeover
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can mid-career professionals realistically switch to "green" careers? One certainly did.

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
World Conservation Union Goes Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Not satisfied to just talk the talk, the World Conservation Union is planning to walk the walk when it comes to its own environmental impact.

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green: More than a Fashion Statement
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Let's talk about high fashion and Target, the big box store. The two seemingly opposites converged, recently, largely because of the environmentall...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
You Can't Beat Peat
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What's a good thing to sink your money into these days? Try bogs.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Benefit Sharing Could Help Fund Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The bacterium Thermus aqaticus, discovered in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, made some people rich...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Tax Credits for Environmental Protection Increased
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Benjamin Franklin said 'nothing is certain except death and taxes.' Well, today you can at least reduce your taxes...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Rental Cars Go Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Next time you travel, forget renting that gas-guzzler. A few rental car companies are offering hybrids and cars that run on biodiesel.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Supermarkets Go "Organic"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Organic food is becoming trendy, and you?ll be seeing more of it at your supermarket, it?ll probably be cheaper to.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Software Company Goes Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Well, today, the inventive folks at Adobe Systems are putting their clever minds to work for the environment.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Carbon Credits Explained
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Trading carbon credits, or "cap and trade," is a promising free-market solution.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Solar Backpacks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Today, you can recharge many gadgets with solar power.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Wind Power's Explosive Growth
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Wind is the world's fastest-growing energy source, with an average annual growth rate of 29 percent over the last 10 years. Wind-driven turbines co...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bowling for Rhinos
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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"Bowling for Rhinos?" Who came up with that idea? But believe it or not, American bowlers have raised more than two million dollars to protect cri...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
Using Markets to Combat Climate Change
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Many economists - and some environmentalists - see greed as the potential engine of an environmental revolution.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1