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:

October 17, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1458: Streetcars in Houston
Episode: 1458 The brief bright day of the electric trolley in Houston. Today, let's ride the Houston trolley.
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October 16, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2520: Hybrid Car Technology
Episode: 2520 Hybrid Electric Car Technology. Today, we hit the brakes.
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4min
October 15, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2815: How Ideas Spread
Episode: 2815 The spread of ideas in social networks. Today, let's talk about engineered social networks.
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4min
October 14, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2638: Artificial Gravity
Episode: 2638 Artificial Gravity for Human Spaceflight; What is Gained, What is Lost. Today, astronaut Michael Barratt discusses the pros and cons of artificial gravity.
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October 13, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1457: Eratosthene’s Diameter of Earth
Episode: 1457 Eratosthenes's 2200 year old calculation of Earth's size. Today, we measure the earth.
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October 12, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1456: Paper in Samarkand
Episode: 1456 In which paper goes from China to Europe by way of Samarkand. Today, paper makes a long journey.
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October 11, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1455: Dentistry
Episode: 1455 A brief history of dentistry and pain. Today, we drill teeth.
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October 10, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1454: Juxtaposition and Contradiction
Episode: 1454 The sometimes astonishing results of juxtaposing contradictory ideas. Today, a thought about juxtaposition and contradictions.
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October 09, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2517: Rebecca Clarke
Episode: 2517 Rebecca Clarke: Violist, Composer, Woman. Today, a woman in conflict.
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October 08, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2978: Matisse’s Verve
Episode: 2978 Henri Matisse cuts paper to design a cover for the art magazine Verve. Today we look at heroism through cut paper.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,877 episodes available.