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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June 06, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1386: Franklin’s Glass Armonica
Episode: 1386 Benjamin Franklin invents the glass armonica -- no mouth organ, this. Today, singing wine glasses.
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June 05, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2467: Graph Theory
Episode: 2467 Graph Theory and the Königsberg Bridge Problem. Today, the bridges of Königsberg.
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June 04, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3245: Memes
Episode: 3245 Memes, Internet Challenges, and the Selfish Gene. Today, memes.
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June 03, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2946: Man or Monster?
Episode: 2946 Man or Monster? The Legend of the Golem and the Age of Technology. Today, what can an old legend tell us about the future?
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June 02, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1385: Bushnell’s Submarine
Episode: 1385 How David Bushnell built his submarine for the Colonial Army. Today, a new look at a Colonial technology.
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June 01, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1384: The Samurai Sword
Episode: 1384 The samurai sword and quality control through ritual. Today, let's talk about ceremony and technology.
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May 31, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1383: Owning Time
Episode: 1383 In which we invent the watch and take possession of time. Today, we look at time as a new possession.
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May 30, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1381: Names of Machines
Episode: 1381 Naming our machines - finding out who they are! Today, we name a new machine.
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May 29, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2464: Engineering Diapers
Episode: 2464 Marion Donovan: The Woman who Engineered a Better Diaper. Today, engineering the diaper.
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May 28, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1766: Doctors and Detectives
Episode: 1766 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man who hated Sherlock Holmes. Today, our guest, Bill Monroe, from the UH Honors College, tells us about doctors and detectives.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,745 episodes available.