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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October 28, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2909: Renewable Energy
Episode: 2909 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Providing Renewable Energy, A Comparison of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Lithium Ion Battery. Today, a neat way to get energy.
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October 27, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1465: The Cancer Cluster Problem
Episode: 1465 In which random statistical clusters look significant. Today, we flip six heads in a row.
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October 26, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1464: Learning Curve
Episode: 1464 Trying to teach technologies that were novel for us, but not our students. Today, a thought about technological change and learning.
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October 25, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1463: New Hampshire Iron
Episode: 1463 An old pig iron smelter in the New Hampshire underbrush. Today, an old iron works hidden in the tall grass.
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October 24, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1462: Jedidiah Morse
Episode: 1462 Jedidiah Morse, geographer and Samuel F. B. Morse's father. Today, Jedidiah Morse's geography.
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October 23, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2523: Georges-Eugene Haussmann
Episode: 2523 Georges-Eugene Haussmann Reshapes Paris. Today, a city redone.
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October 22, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3334: In Praise of Humble Lint
Episode: 3334 In Praise of Humble Lint. Today highlighting a former fabric byproduct.
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October 21, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2818: The Pompeian Paradox
Episode: 2818 The Pompeian Paradox and Fiorelli's Body Casts. Today, the Pompeian paradox.
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October 20, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1461: Telescopes
Episode: 1461 George Everett Hale and BIG telescopes. Today, we look through some really big telescopes.
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October 19, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1460: Chindogu
Episode: 1460 The little-known Japanese art of Chindogu. Today, the odd Japanese art of Chindogu.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,888 episodes available.