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Episode 3380
Episode: 3380 What underlies a term from physics: Ergodic (or Ergodicity). Today, let us steal a word from physics.
1 month, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3379: Gestalt
Episode 3379
Episode: 3379 A look at the overarching meaning of the word “Gestalt.” Today, a curious word: Gestalt.
1 month, 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1585: Dissonance
Episode 1585
Episode: 1585 In which the elephant Prathida teaches me about dissonance and Christmas. Today, dissonance, elephants, and the holiday season.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1584: Hugo Distler
Episode 1584
Episode: 1584 Hugo Distler: Beleaguered pioneer of twentieth century music. Today, the brief moment of a musical genius.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1583: Glide Bombs
Episode 1583
Episode: 1583 Glide Bombs and the unrevealed Rohna disaster. Today, the weapon we didn't know about.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2599: Strange Attractors and Imagery
Episode 2599
Episode: 2599 The Art of Attraction: Imagery from Strange Attractors. Today, the art of attraction.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2670: Expanding the Human Environment
Episode 2670
Episode: 2670 The Expanded Human Habitat: Our Solar System as a Defining Environment. Today, we expand the notion of environment.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3378: Hrotsvitha
Episode 3378
Episode: 3378 Tenth century author, Hrotsvitha, brought back to life in the sixteenth century. Today, meet Hrotsvitha.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1582: Llewellen M. K. Boelter
Episode 1582
Episode: 1582 L. M. K. Boelter and engineering education at its best. Today, a great teacher.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1581: One Good Turn
Episode 1581
Episode: 1581 The screwdriver: Thoughts on greatness and invisibility. Today, the screwdriver.
1 month, 3 weeks ago