How a Thermos Keeps Hot Drinks Hot and Cold Drinks Cold | Heat Transfer Explained
How can the same container keep coffee hot for hours and also keep ice water cold?The answer comes down to controlling heat transfer.In this episode, we explore the engineering behind the vacuum flask...
16 Sep 48min
Engineering Insights S2 E110: Industrial Heat Pumps & Waste Heat Recovery Systems
What if industrial facilities could capture heat they normally throw away and reuse it somewhere else in the process?In this episode of Engineering Insights, we explore industrial heat pumps and waste...
15 Sep 14min
The Ship That Blew Up a City | The Halifax Explosion
On the morning of December 6, 1917, two ships collided in the narrow waters of Halifax Harbour.One of them was carrying a devastating secret.The French cargo ship SS Mont-Blanc was loaded with explosi...
14 Sep 48min
The Yellow Wallpaper | Complete Audiobook | Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Experience Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s haunting psychological classic The Yellow Wallpaper in this complete audiobook.First published in 1892, the story follows an unnamed woman whose physician husband...
13 Sep 38min
The Bird Droppings That Made Nations Fight | The Guano Wars Explained
How did bird droppings become valuable enough to influence international politics, national economies, and even wars?During the 19th century, enormous deposits of guano accumulated on islands along th...
9 Sep 48min
The Call of the Wild | Complete Audiobook | Jack London
Experience Jack London’s legendary adventure novel The Call of the Wild in this complete audiobook.Published in 1903, the story follows Buck, a powerful dog taken from his comfortable life in Californ...
9 Sep 3h 23min
Sound of Packing a Cardboard Box | Relaxing Packing & Moving Sounds
Listen to the natural sounds of packing a cardboard box, from folding and opening the box to placing items inside, shifting materials, taping the seams, and preparing everything for storage or moving....
9 Sep 17min
Let Another’s Loss Improve Your Preparation
You don’t have to personally experience every mistake to learn from it.In this episode, it talks about the value of paying attention to what goes wrong for other people—and using those lessons to prep...
9 Sep 7min
