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Episode: 1617 Reflections on the dicey question of cause and effect in history. Today, the connections problem.
Episode: 1616 Ivan Polzunov and early Russian steam engines. Today, the steam engine comes to Russia.
Episode: 1615 On learning to use coal. Today, we learn why we shouldn't bring coals to Newcastle.
Episode: 2630 Determinism and the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.
Episode: 3399 In which we see fog dressed in fancy clothes. Today, we sing the merits of fancy fogs.
Episode: 3398 In which a remarkable engineer, Jerome Hunsaker, begins a career that will help to define American air power. Today, an engineer and an airplane.
Episode: 3397 In which old magazines returns us to a time when our reading was not limited by what we chose to read. Today, what is a magazine?
Episode: 1614 Advice on how live our lives from 1836. Today, we learn how to live our lives -- in 1836.
Episode: 1613 In which Michael Faraday helps us to parse the word, Genius. Today, we watch genius at work.
Episode: 1612 Trying to tell the story of the worst battle. Today, we wonder how to tell of history.
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