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How many squirrels are there in Central Park? It’s not just a trivia question for a dinner party. The answer tells us a lot about the urban environ...
- Added: Apr 20, 2022
- Length: 02:44
Researcher Sridhar Ravi of UNSW Canberra looks to the humble bumblebee to answer questions about how to program a more nimble drone. The way he and...
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- Added: May 24, 2021
- Length: 04:55
- Purchases: 1
Dr. Rhett Allain and Adam Cortez discuss the history of April Fools'
- Added: May 06, 2021
- Length: 12:08
Dr. Rhett Allain and Adam Cortez discuss the billionaire Chief Designer of Space X and CEO of Tesla
- Added: May 06, 2021
- Length: 14:30
The discovery of possible life on the planet Venus inspires this collection of astronomical standards.
- Added: Sep 26, 2020
- Length: 57:39
In this episode, our hosts discuss comets and what factors give them their amazing look.
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- Added: Mar 10, 2020
- Length: 11:50
- Purchases: 1
Barn owls come in three colors, a tawny brown, a mix of brown a white, and all white. It didn't make sense to researchers how a white owl could be ...
- Added: Jan 06, 2020
- Length: 06:15
That frog is not frenetic; it floats and is diamagnetic. This is Episode 79 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinati...
- Added: Sep 20, 2019
- Length: 06:09
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
Animals are easy to love - most of them. But it takes a special breed of human to fall for one particular type animal.
- Added: Jan 15, 2016
- Length: 08:18
In 1997, three men created the 'most wanted' and 'most unwanted' songs from completed surveys. Technically, they should be the best and worst songs...
- Added: Jun 06, 2013
- Length: 18:45