Engines of Our Ingenuity

Engines of Our Ingenuity

By Houston Public MediaSociety & Culture Science Education

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Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes

October 01 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2643: P ≠ NP (or is it?)
Episode: 2643 P ≠ NP (or is it?): an important problem in complexity theory. Today, an educated guess.
4 min
September 30 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3413: Finishing a Pilot’s Story
Episode: 3413 Finishing a pilot’s story. Today, finishing a pilot's story.
4 min
September 29 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3412: Bipedalism’s Message
Episode: 3412 In which we humans (and birds) depend upon being unstable – and thinking unstably. Today, we walk on two legs.
4 min
September 28 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3411: Roland Garros
Episode: 3411 Roland Garros: Airplane pioneer, inventor, and almost combat air ace. Today, meet Roland Garros.
4 min
September 27 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1635: The Sign of the Barber’s Pole
Episode: 1635 At the Sign of the Barber Pole: of barbers and barber-surgeons. Today, reflections in a barbershop.
4 min
September 27 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1635: The Sign of the Barber Pole
Episode: 1635 At the Sign of the Barber Pole: of barbers and barber-surgeons. Today, reflections in a barbershop.
4 min
September 26 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1634: Daedalus
Episode: 1634 Flying the Aegean Sea in Daedalus' slipstream. Today, we mix a magic drink for Daedalus and Icarus.
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September 25 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1633: Studying Calculus
Episode: 1633 In which a Cambridge don doubts his own calculus teaching. Today, a mathematician misses the point.
4 min
September 24 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2642: Structured Data
Episode: 2642 The Importance of Structuring Data. Today, putting it all together.
4 min
September 23 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3092: Description of Arts and Crafts
Episode: 3092 Descriptions of Arts and Crafts. Today, saving arts and crafts.
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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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Number 1: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2644: Camping and Creature Comforts
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Number 2: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3416: Flying on Mars
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Number 3: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3415: Dorothea Erxleben
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Number 4: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3414: Bone Music
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Number 5: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1638: Floating Airports
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