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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The podcast currently has 1,883 episodes available.

Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

May 05, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1367: Struggling With Abstraction
Episode: 1367 Struggling with abstraction in schools and in public. Today, we think about thinking abstractly.
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May 04, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1366: Rain, Steam, and Speed
Episode: 1366 Rain, Steam, and Speed: Turner's vision of modern times. Today, a painting tells the coming of rail.
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May 03, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1364: Radar
Episode: 1364 Our radar warning of the Pearl Harbor attack. Today, devastation follows when we don't trust a new technology.
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May 02, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3312: Physics in 1861
Episode: 3312 An 1861 Natural Philosophy test reveals far more than it meant to.Today, a look at physics before our Civil War.
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May 01, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2454: Wrinkle Free Cotton
Episode: 2454 Ruth Benerito and Wrinkle Free Cotton. Today, we wash and wear.
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April 30, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3040: Leonardo and Borelli
Episode: 3040 Leonardo and Borelli. Today, two hemispheres come together.
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April 29, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2579: Music and Mathematics
Episode: 2579 Music and Mathematics. Today, UH Math Professor Krešo Josić talks about music and mathematics.
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April 28, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1363: Man the Treasure
Episode: 1363 Man the measure -- man the meter. Today, let's ask what meters measure.
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April 27, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1362: Flying Across the Atlantic
Episode: 1362 The first twenty years of transatlantic flights. Today, we fly the Atlantic.
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April 26, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1360: Cleaning Ourselves
Episode: 1360 A brief history of bathing ourselves. Today, let's bathe.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,883 episodes available.