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 2,042 episodes available.

Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

March 21, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1541: History and Horseshoe Nails
Episode: 1541 Do 'Horseshoe Nails' really alter human history? Today, we ask if horseshoe nails are real.
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March 20, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1540: The Ironclad Turtle
Episode: 1540 The Korean Turtle Boat - the first ironclad. Today, we meet a turtle with an iron shell.
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March 19, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2572: Melville and Anna Bissell
Episode: 2572 Melville and Anna Bissell and the Carpet Sweeper. Today, a husband and wife engineer success.
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March 18, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3363: Reinforcement Learning
Episode: 3363 Richard Sutton and reinforcement learning. Today, reinforcement learning.
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March 17, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3362: The Engineering Magazine
Episode: 3362 A 1914 Engineering Magazine teaches us much about the evolution of our technology. Today, a revealing old magazine.
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March 16, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3361: Ravens in Thin Air
Episode: 3361 The versatile, intelligent, Raven has much to teach us. Today, ravens in thin air.
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March 15, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1539: Boundary Layers
Episode: 1539 In which a thin layer of fluid determines whether an airplane flies. Today, a wind blows by us.
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March 14, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1538: The Face of a Century
Episode: 1538 In which the various centuries show their faces. Today, we ask what a century looks like.
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March 13, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1537: Life on the Moon
Episode: 1537 John Wilkins talks about life on the Moon, in 1638. Today, life on the moon.
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March 12, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2570: Celebrating Human Ingenuity
Episode: 2570 Celebrating Human Ingenuity. Today, a story in two parts.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 2,042 episodes available.