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 1,752 episodes available.

Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

August 04, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1227: Paper From Mummy Wrappings
Episode: 1227 So, did we ever make paper from a mummy's linen wrappings? Today, the mummy's curse.
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August 03, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1226: Ricci’s Memory Place
Episode: 1226 In which Matteo Ricci tries to convert the Chinese by building a memory palace. Today, a memory palace in an odd place and the wrong time.
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4min
August 02, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1225: The First Daredevil
Episode: 1225 Lincoln Beachey, first great daredevil of heavier-than-air flight. Today, the death of Lincoln Beachey.
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4min
August 01, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2301: Making Flat Into Round
Episode: 2301 Making sports balls: how to get from flat to round. Today, scientist Andrew Boyd makes flat into round.
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4min
July 31, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3193: Purple Men
Episode: 3193 Purple Men: The History of the Color Purple. Today, we see purple.
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July 30, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3071: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
Episode: 3071 The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Sciences. Today, the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics.
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July 29, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1224: Time and Efficiency
Episode: 1224 On filling time and compressing time: electronic communication. Today, we compress time.
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4min
July 28, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1223: Ghosts From the Sky
Episode: 1223 Ghosts from the sky: a visit to the Oshkosh Fly-in. Today, a surprising way to preserve our past.
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July 27, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1221: Acoustics
Episode: 1221 Large hall acoustics: drifting away from reality. Today, we try to hear the music in a large hall.
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July 26, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1220: Hill’s Color Photography
Episode: 1220 In which Levi Hill invents color photography 80 years too soon. Today, the first color photographs.
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The podcast currently has 1,752 episodes available.