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:

July 25, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2296: Robert Moog
Episode: 2296 Moog the man and Moog the machine: a lesson in engineering design. Today, we meet a musical engineer with guest scientist Andrew Boyd.
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July 24, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2728: The Laxey Wheel
Episode: 2728 The Great Laxey Wheel; The Water Wheel at the Peak of Function and Grace. Today, the Laxey Wheel.
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4min
July 23, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3056: The Truth About Ingenuity
Episode: 3056 The Truth About Ingenuity. Today, the truth about ingenuity.
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4min
July 22, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1219: Ploesti
Episode: 1219 A chance encounter with a hero: Ploesti remembered. Today, a chance meeting with a hero.
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4min
July 21, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1218: In Galveston’s Alley
Episode: 1218 Galveston's alleys and the democratization of low incomes. Today, walk with me through Galveston's alleys.
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4min
July 20, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1217: Giant Earth-Movers
Episode: 1217 Large earth movers: a paradox of large and small. Today, we find some very big machines.
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4min
July 19, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1216: Wings
Episode: 1216 Insect wings/human wings: trying to copy what can't be copied. Today, we try to fly on a bee's wings.
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4min
July 18, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2290: The Regular Solids
Episode: 2290 The Platonic "regular" solids: mathematics and divinity. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd looks at some divine shapes.
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4min
July 17, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3185: Raspberry Pi
Episode: 3187 The Raspberry Pi, a Small Computer with a Lot of Flavor. Today, a very sweet computer.
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4min
July 16, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3301: The Dawn of Psychophysics
Episode: 3301 Gustav Fechner and the origins of psychophysics. Today, Gustav Fechner and the mathematics of the senses.
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4min

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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,752 episodes available.