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They told me, "Let 'er rip, guy!"
"Tighten up that zip tie!"
This is Episode 103 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 05:14
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
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Stack your your stones and let walls join
to make an old-school building quoin.
This is Episode 99 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal sh...
- Added: Dec 01, 2020
- Length: 03:18
You might see some programmers scurrying
when trying to implement a little currying.
This is Episode 98 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informa...
- Added: Nov 13, 2020
- Length: 08:22
In 1532 the Spanish found out what everyone in South America already knew--potatoes are amazing. But when they brought them back to Europe the rece...
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- Added: Nov 10, 2020
- Length: 04:41
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Every product has flaws and some quirks,
but are products better if they come from skunkworks?
This is Episode 97 of Engineering Word Of The Day, ...
- Added: Nov 05, 2020
- Length: 05:01
¿Intentando destruir el coronavirus? ¡La Organización Mundial de la Salud dice que se lave las manos! Veinte segundos en el lavamanos es suficiente...
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- Added: Oct 26, 2020
- Length: 02:59
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In this episode, Adam and Rhett dive into the meta and discuss the history, as well as the science behind recording audio.
- Added: Oct 08, 2020
- Length: 13:11
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
In this episode, Adam and Rhett discuss the idea of life outside of the earth's atmosphere
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 12:52
In this episode, Adam and Rhett discuss the science of Video Games and the impact they have had on society.
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 12:02
In this episode, Adam and Rhett make predictions on the direction technology will take as we proceed into the future.
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 13:09
In this episode, Adam and Rhett attempt to spice up your day with some science facts that may not have crossed your mind before.
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 13:07
In this episode, Adam and Rhett Allain discuss the importance and vast range of measurements.
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 13:27
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
In this installment of STEM Science Radio, our hosts discuss the science and lack there-of in some of the most popular superheroes.
Bought by Belfast Community Radio
- Added: Aug 22, 2020
- Length: 15:18
- Purchases: 1
In the movie Good Will Hunting, Will is a janitor at MIT--he solves some impossible math problems and shocks the professors. That origin story is t...
- Added: Aug 05, 2020
- Length: 05:00
Trace follows a trail from shoving boulders downhill to the 18th century sport of hoop rolling.
P.S. Trace mentions in the beginning of the episode...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Jul 23, 2020
- Length: 04:46
- Purchases: 1
In this installment of STEM Radio, our hosts discuss Space Weather and weather in space. They cover the topics of Solar Winds, Comets, and the effe...
Bought by Belfast Community Radio
- Added: Jul 18, 2020
- Length: 12:58
- Purchases: 1
In these episodes, Dr. Rhett Allain and Adam Cortez discuss the many purposes and origins of Fire.
Bought by Belfast Community Radio
- Added: Jul 11, 2020
- Length: 12:45
- Purchases: 1
In this episode of STEM Science Radio, our hosts explore the complex nature of math paradoxes.
Bought by Belfast Community Radio and WYAP
- Added: Jun 29, 2020
- Length: 12:37
- Purchases: 2
Might it be possible to teach a pigeon how to "read" a label for a person who can't read? Is there the possibility of a future where pigeon service...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: May 20, 2020
- Length: 04:15
- Purchases: 1
Bees like sugary nectar. Turns out, it might just be their own buzzing that makes flowers sweeter.
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: May 14, 2020
- Length: 03:26
- Purchases: 1
Trying to destroy coronavirus? The World Health Organization says get to scrubbing! Twenty seconds at the sink should do it. But what if you don’t ...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: May 13, 2020
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 1
Pandemic: quite a BUZZ word these days. We stay home, wear masks, and wash hands like crazy. But what would bees do? Hint: dance party! Written and...
- Added: May 13, 2020
- Length: 03:00
