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Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… why does Matcha make us so chill… can more trees really cool us down… and could ea...
Bought by KCNP, KECG, KPOV, GCR (Global Community Radio), KVSC and more
- Added: Aug 14, 2024
- Length: 31:30
- Purchases: 7
Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… do paper straws really reduce pollution… is sustainable fashion really worth buyin...
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KVSC, KPOV, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KKRN and more
- Added: Jul 22, 2024
- Length: 33:00
- Purchases: 6
Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… how can we heal our environment… is there a better alternative to spanking our kid...
Bought by KKRN, KVSC, Tri States Public Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more
- Added: Jun 20, 2024
- Length: 34:30
- Purchases: 7
The movement itself is called biocouture - this poop to pants movement is raising eyebrows on both sides of the issue.
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 02:30
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
In this episode we hear an exciting King Arthur adventure from Heather Forest. We also hear wonderful stories from Mary Gavan and Donald Davis.
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 54:59
- Purchases: 2
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
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
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
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
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
A robot arm may have a prehensile length
that should be tested for its tensile strength!
This is Episode 87 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an inf...
- Added: Apr 21, 2020
- Length: 02:56
Engineers take a ton of tests. They're thinking: Can I pass it all?
They do, and they build tons of things, and some are made of acetal.
This is...
- Added: Feb 25, 2020
- Length: 03:25
Ah, potentiometers. So much potential use, right?
This is Episode 83 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, o...
- Added: Feb 11, 2020
- Length: 04:59
If your client calls a centimeter a "sontimeter," I'll assume they're medical and you've got a leader.
This is Episode 82 of Engineering Word Of T...
- Added: Feb 07, 2020
- Length: 06:10
Messing with this gas of a word isn't ideal. This is Episode 75 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny...
- Added: Mar 15, 2019
- Length: 04:55
Stop everything! We've hit a breakpoint, and things are gonna get dicey. This is Episode 65 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on fav...
Bought by Enchantment Radio
- Added: May 28, 2018
- Length: 04:04
- Purchases: 1
Engineers who study this know how to rub you the right way. This is Episode 60 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascin...
- Added: Apr 02, 2018
- Length: 04:18
Wish I handled the dishes in real time, too. This is Episode 59 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny...
- Added: Mar 26, 2018
- Length: 04:49
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
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
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