Engines of Our Ingenuity

By Houston Public Media

The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

February 02, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1519: Seeing Around the Corner
Episode: 1519 Learning to acquire knowledge and create it at the same time. Today, we wonder where knowledge comes from.
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February 01, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1518: Looking for Reality
Episode: 1518 A concern about computers and the redefinition of reality. Today, we try to tell fact from fiction.
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January 31, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1517: A Tripartite Bridge
Episode: 1517 The very odd bridge that Roebling almost built. Today, a strange bridge.
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January 30, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1516: Saving the Lore
Episode: 1516 In which we must save the lore as well as the plants. Today, we have to save more than the endangered plants.
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January 29, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2554: Slogans and Jingles
Episode: 2554 The Creativity of Slogans and Jingles. Today, "think different."
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January 28, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3090: Friedrich Richard Petri
Episode: 3090 Friedrich Richard Petri. Today, drawing the frontier.
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January 27, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2881: Racial Mythologies: Günther vs. Huxley
Episode: 2881 Racial Mythologies: Hans Günther vs. Julian Huxley on the Concept of Race. Today, poison in the library.
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January 26, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1515: Oxygen
Episode: 1515 The would-be discovery of oxygen and scientific revolution. Today, let's try to find out who discovered oxygen.
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January 25, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1514: The Resistence Movement
Episode: 1514 The resistance movement: a look at ongoing evolution. Today, we watch creatures evolving around us.
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January 24, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1513: The Accidental Creationist
Episode: 1513 The Accidental Creationist: In which science changes with the telling of it. Today, the problem of telling about science.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,986 episodes available.