Antonino Privitera

Il podcast di Antonino Privitera

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Author

Antonino Privitera

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Leisure

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www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Nov 30, 2024

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Episodes

Dinosaurs: From Humble Beginnings to Global Dominance 23.05.2018

Edinburgh University paleontologist Steve Brusatte talks about his May 2018 Scientific American article, "The Unlikely Triumph of the Dinosaurs," and his new book, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World .

WT436 – Loading the Wood Condom 21.05.2018

Building complex reproductions, breadboard end tenon length, cutting board finish, and match-planing boards

WT435 – BS Woodworking Wisdom 15.05.2018

A sarcastic take on the six pieces of woodworking wisdom that are crap.

WT434 – Rough Ride on the Back End 07.05.2018

Struggling to get started on a project, shellac and wax finish, sharpening issues and the MK.II jig, book recommendations, and hollowing with hand tools

Humans Evolved but Are Still Special 30.04.2018

Brown University biologist and author Ken Miller talks about his new book The Human Instinct: How We Evolved to Have Reason, Consciousness and Free Will .

WT433 – Fine Woodworking Live 2018 30.04.2018

A special show from Fine Woodworking Live 2018.

WT432 – Pee in the Glue Pot 23.04.2018

Ozoroa reticulata, unnecessary expensive tools, cross grain workbench, and making a table lighter.

WT431 – The Size of the Vertical Member 16.04.2018

Tusk tenons, shelf material, helical upgrade worth it?, and 110v 8" Jointers?!

WT430 – Woodworking Fads We Hate 09.04.2018

Cheap chisels, the worst woodworking fads, the Woodsmith Shop, end-grain table tops, case miters, and cherry alternative

WT429 – It’s Hard, But You Can Squish It 02.04.2018

Is cheaper walnut worth it?, glue squeeze out, curved veneer panels, some finishing talk.

A Brain Deprived of Memory 30.03.2018

Michael Lemonick, opinion editor at Scientific American , talks about his most recent book, The Perpetual Now: A Story of Amnesia, Memory and Love , about Lonni Sue Johnson, who suffered a specific kind of brain damage that robbed her of much of her memory and her ability to form new memories, and what she has revealed to neuroscientists about memory and the brain.

WT428 – Woodturning Gouges vs Scrapers 26.03.2018

Gouges vs scrapers, low angle jack advice, tack cloths, our business names, and getting into restoration.

WT427 – We Didn’t Quit…Again 19.03.2018

The boys are back! We're talking about yoga blocks, sources for turning blanks, projects with your kids, and wedges for leg vices.

Blockchain beyond Bitcoin: The Energy Sector 28.02.2018

Freelance science journalist Kevin Begos reports from the U.S. Power and Renewable Summit in Austin, Texas, on the use of blockchain technology to make more efficient energy markets and distribution. 

Enrico Fermi: The Last Man Who Knew Everything 19.02.2018

David N. Schwartz talks about his latest book, The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age .  

WT426 – Dactylilly 12.02.2018
WT425 – Latina Bandsaw 06.02.2018

Grain tear out, bandsaw upgrades, why do they like gray and how can we stop it?, Woodworking stuff in Europe, and what lathe setup to start with.

WT424 – Smell those Lacquer Fumes 30.01.2018

Hard wax oil finishes, sharpening gauges, getting into CNC?, securing table tops, and explaining woodworking to the uninitiated.

A Future for American Energy 29.01.2018

At the first Science Meets Congress event, Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future, energy and innovation experts from academia, government and the private sector talked with Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina about American's energy future.  

WT423 – Does This Grain Make My Butt Look Fat? 22.01.2018

Putting a vise on a thin bench top, fixing dog holes, and would matt build a bandsaw mill.

WT422 – Matt is Wrong About Breadboards 16.01.2018
WT421 – Mind the Thigh Gap 08.01.2018
The Skinny on Fat 12.12.2017

Biochemist Sylvia Tara talks about her book The Secret Life of Fat: The Science behind the Body's Least-Understood Organ and What It Means for You .

WT420 – We Quit…for the Year 27.11.2017

On today's show we're talking about glue for bent laminations, storing hardware and fasteners, dust collection basics, and mid priced handsaws.

Your Brain Is So Easily Fooled 27.11.2017

Journalist Erik Vance talks about his first book, Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain’s Ability to Deceive, Transform and Heal .

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