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Engineering Misjudgment

By: Shannon
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  • Exposing disasters that shape culture

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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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The podcast I've been looking for!

Why listen to true crime when disaster is so much more interesting? I started looking for someone who covers industrial disasters and accidents after listening to my wife's true crime podcasts; they're interesting but not really my cup of tea. Engineering Misjudgements scratches that itch. The episodes are well researched but not overly dramatic She explains the driving engineering concepts behind the accidents, and she explains how they can be avoided. in addition to this, the shorter "Alphabet Soup" episodes do a nice job of explaining organizations like the CSB and their role in these disasters.

The episodes could be a bit longer, maybe covering the social aspect of the disaster or the company as appropriate. She mentions herself that so much history is taught without context, and while that might not be directly related to the disaster, I think it would still add a missing element to the episodes. For example, she mentions that the sugar empire that is Imperial Sugar was built by enslaved people, so maybe extend the research to include those details.

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