Heard Any Good STEM lately?
I’ve recently discovered the “Engineering Works” podcast from Texas A&M University. The weekly look at the whimsical, unusually or just little- known sides to engineering, is now a favorite on my iPod. It’s smart, it’s short (around 2 minutes), and it’s silly enough that its seriousness isn’t lost. For example, the first podcast I listened to was “Golfing with Lobsters.” It is about how when dumping plastic in the ocean was banned, cruise ships turned to engineers. Turns out golfers can hit biodegradable balls made of crustaceans’ shells from the mid-deck driving range. And the next episode was “Easing your Aching Back,” so you know I was all ears. You can sample the podcast at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu/ and “Engineering Works” is available for subscription through iTunes
