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:

March 09, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1049: Hugh Miller
Episode: 1049 Hugh Miller: a fundamentalist radicalizes 19th century geology. Today, a 19th-century geologist struggles with the creation of the earth.
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March 08, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1048: The Medieval Twentieth Century
Episode: 1048 Medieval machines in a 20th century hydraulics text. Today, two 20th-century thinkers look at the end of an era. One sees it. One does not.
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March 07, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1047: Who Writes Our Story?
Episode: 1047 In which I question the dubious practice of ghost-writing. Today, we ask, "Who writes our story?"
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March 06, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2432: Engineering, Football, and a Good Prank
Episode: 2432 Engineering, Football, and What Makes a Good Prank. Today, engineering, football, and a good prank.
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March 05, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2841: Imagine the Big Bangs
Episode: 2841 Multiple Big Bangs and Multiple Universes; The Fantastical Multi-Reality of Multiverse. Today, we imagine the Big Bangs.
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March 04, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3238: Whitewashing
Episode: 3238 Whitewash, as Metaphor and Practice. Today, whitewashing.
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March 03, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1046: The Mind of Faraday
Episode: 1046 The mind of Faraday and the merging of science and religion. Today, a look inside the mind of a surprising scientist.
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March 02, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1045: Of Sport and Design
Episode: 1045 A lesson in engineering design on the sports pages. Today, lessons in modern design from the sports pages.
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March 01, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1338: The Last Masts
Episode: 1338 The century-long retention of masts and sails on steamships. Today, we wonder about sails on steam-powered ships.
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February 28, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1337: Frankenstein
Episode: 1337 Frankenstein -- the monster of our obsessiveness. Today, we consider a favorite nightmare.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,887 episodes available.