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:

July 26, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1412: NonExercise Activity Thermogenesis
Episode: 1412 NonExercise Activity Thermogenesis (or NEAT) and weight gain. Today, we lose weight.
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July 25, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1411: John Dalton’s Notation
Episode: 1411 The role of notation in John Dalton's atomic theory. Today, we wonder how to draw an atom.
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July 24, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2493: Child’s Play
Episode: 2493 Child's Play: the role of play in education. Today, child's play.
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July 23, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2801: The MTT
Episode: 2801 The Maria Theresa Thaler. Today, the almighty Thaler.
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July 22, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3321: Scott Joplin and Ragtime
Episode: 3321 Scott Joplin persevered in creating Ragtime music as a black musician in post-Civil War America. . Today, Joplin and Ragtime.
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July 21, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1410: Homo Technologicus
Episode: 1410 Homo Technologicus. Today, a chicken-and-egg question.
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July 20, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1409: The Redoubtable DC-3
Episode: 1409 The Douglas DC-3: an airplane for all seasons. Today, we ride the first modern passenger airplane.
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July 19, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1408: The Tortoise and the Hare
Episode: 1408 Fast game, slow game, and Stone Age population dynamics. Today, a Paleolithic story of the tortoise and the hare.
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July 18, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1407: A Matter of Size
Episode: 1407 A matter of size: scaling laws among living species. Today, a matter of size.
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July 17, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2491: Mitch Miller and the Gang
Episode: 2491 Mitch Miller and the Gang: A Look at American Pop Culture in the Late 1950s. Today, we follow the bouncing ball.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,794 episodes available.