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Engineering Misjudgment

Engineering Misjudgment

Written by: Shannon
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  • Texas Tech Chemistry Lab
    Mar 10 2022

    Texas Tech 2010 chemistry lab explosion

    Make sure to follow the podcast on instagram and twitter @eng_misjudgment for pictures for each episode.

    Sources:

    • Health, Safety and Environment at U of A. (2012, January 20). Texas Tech Lab Explosion . Youtube. Retrieved March 10, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjDdl_d8br8 
    • Kemsley, J. N. (2010, August 23). Texas Tech Lessons. C&EN. Retrieved March 9, 2022, from https://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i34/Texas-Tech-Lessons.html 
    • NASA. (2012, July). Don't mess with excess . Retrieved March 10, 2022, from https://sma.nasa.gov/docs/default-source/safety-messages/safetymessage-2012-07-09-texastechlaboratoryexplosion.pdf?sfvrsn=e9ae1ef8_6 
    • Reason Explains Swiss Cheese Model . YouTube. (2018, October 22). Retrieved March 10, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KND5py-z8yI 
    • State of Texas and Texas Tech University. (n.d.). Texas Tech University. Retrieved March 9, 2022, from https://www.ttu.edu/about/ 
    • U.S. Chemical Safety Board. (n.d.). Texas Tech University Chemistry Lab Explosion. CSB. Retrieved March 9, 2022, from https://www.csb.gov/texas-tech-university-chemistry-lab-explosion/ 
    • U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (n.d.). About. Alert: Awareness and localization of explosive-related threats. Retrieved March 9, 2022, from https://alert.northeastern.edu/about/ 
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    29 mins
  • Alphabet Soup: NOAA
    Jan 20 2022

    Learn more about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association in this episode of Alphabet Soup

    Proof of baby Shannon competing at the NOSB. http://nosb.org 

    Sources:

    • DORIAN Graphics Archive: 5-day Probability of Tropical-Storm-Force-Winds. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER and CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER. (n.d.). Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/DORIAN_graphics.php?product=wind_probs_34_F120 
    • Freedman, A., & Samenow, J. (2020, June 16). NOAA leaders Violated Agency's scientific integrity policy, Hurricane Dorian 'Sharpiegate' investigation finds. The Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/06/15/noaa-investigation-sharpiegate/ 
    • Johnson, S. (n.d.). Fight or flight. Adobe Creative Cloud Express. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://spark.adobe.com/page/PK4Gu0uJLhKyJ/ 
    • Mervis, J. (2012, January 12). Why NOAA is in the Commerce Department. Science. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.science.org/content/article/why-noaa-commerce-department 
    • NOAA's National Weather Service. (n.d.). National Weather Service. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.weather.gov/ 
    • Our Mission & Vision. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (n.d.). Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.noaa.gov/our-mission-and-vision 
    • Tabuchi, H. (2017, February 20). How an interoffice spat erupted into a climate-change furor. The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/business/energy-environment/climate-change-dispute-john-bates.html 
    • Thomas, E. (2015, June 15). An Excerpt From Being Nixon: A Man Divided . The Atlantic. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/the-complexity-of-being-richard-nixon/394547/ 
    • US Department of Commerce, N. O. A. A. (2021, February 26). Wind threat description. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.weather.gov/mlb/seasonal_wind_threat
    • Vaidyanathan, G. (2015, November 24). NOAA climate science probe: Cover-up or "weapon of mass distraction"?Scientific American. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/noaa-climate-science-probe-cover-up-or-weapon-of-mass-distraction/
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    29 mins
  • Fracking w/Why Not? A Podcast
    Jan 13 2022

    Discussing the worst methane leak at the Marcellus Shale with guest Thomas Marshall III & Caleb Todd. Go check their podcast and blog here: https://www.whynotapodcast.com. 

    Sources

    • Mufson, S. (2019, December 16). A blowout turned an Ohio natural gas well into a methane 'super-emitter'. The Washington Post. Retrieved January 13, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/a-blowout-turned-an-ohio-gas-well-into-a-methane-super-emitter/2019/12/16/fcbdf622-1f9e-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html 
    • Pandey, S., Gautam, R., Houweling, S., van der Gon, H. D., Sadavarte, P., Borsdorff, T., Hasekamp, O., Landgraf, J., Tol, P., van Kempen, T., Hoogeveen, R., van Hees, R., Hamburg, S. P., Maasakkers, J. D., & Aben, I. (2019). Satellite observations reveal extreme methane leakage from a natural gas well blowout. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(52), 26376–26381. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1908712116 
    • Plumer, B. (2014, April 15). Fracking, explained. Vox. Retrieved January 13, 2022, from https://www.vox.com/2014/4/14/18076690/fracking 
    • U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (2021, December 2). Natural Gas Explained. U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Retrieved January 13, 2022, from https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/ 
    • WOSU 89.7 NPR News | By Paige Pfleger. (2021, September 2). A fracking explosion in Ohio created one of worst methane leaks in history. WOSU News. Retrieved January 13, 2022, from https://news.wosu.org/news/2019-12-19/a-fracking-explosion-in-ohio-created-one-of-worst-methane-leaks-in-history 
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    44 mins
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