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The chemical reaction we smell from afar that gives satisfaction is named Maillard. This is Episode 102 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informa...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Get an engineer and a chiropractor if you're going to move that bioreactor. This is Episode 95 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: 04:36
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To prevent your frustration have good fenestration. This is Episode 93 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, ...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2020
  • Length: 04:26
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I like my definitions to be CRISPR and clearer. This is Episode 76 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or fu...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2019
  • Length: 04:26
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“Bearded Ladies” A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Paleobotanist Ellen Currano noticed a lack of other women in her field. So she...

Bought by KSTK


  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Picture this: a lightning bolt shoots out about 10 gigawatts of power. This is Episode 58 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favor...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2018
  • Length: 03:44
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Quarter for your thoughts about quaternions? This is Episode 57 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2018
  • Length: 05:01
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Let's take a poll. Who knows what this engineering word means? This is Episode 56 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2018
  • Length: 05:08
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Not a doodie cycle, but a duty cycle. Episode 48 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phra...

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
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And a heliotrope used to describe a flower that turns toward the sun.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 1
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How are isomers like ice cream?

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
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Trying not to talk in circles here.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
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When astronomical data becomes hard to pronounce.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Sia's new music video for "Viscoelastic Heart" is pretty weird.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
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A tool for pirates navigating the oceans, and more, yarrr...

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
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When you're almost done designing something, do you start to feel very sensitive?

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 1
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Acronyms galore! The UTC defines UNC and UNF standards in the USA. Oof.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
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Both a target and a tool of biomedical engineering nowadays.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
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How is an autogyro different from a helicopter?

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
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An introduction to this series about engineering vocabulary, phrases, acronyms, jargon, and slang.

Bought by WETD and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 2
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As the Zika virus spreads throughout the Western Hemisphere, dozens of medical epidemiologists are following its course and developing strategies t...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2016
  • Length: 06:31
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When you look up at the sky the last thing you probably think about is the law. But space is exactly where the next frontier of law is being played...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KALW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 14:42
  • Purchases: 3
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Explore the role of sound in art with Jesse Seay and her "Mechanical Tide."

Bought by KWMR and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Michelle discovers Buddhism through a friend's death and tries to improve her mental control.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 08:18
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A group of ordinary people ponder a dairy question.

  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:33