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:

September 09, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1249: Bricks
The Engines of Our Ingenuity Episode #1249 Bricks
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September 08, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1248: Charles and Hester Stanhope
Episode: 1248 Hester Stanhope creates her own British Empire in Syria. Today, a prime minister's niece doesn't get the message.
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September 07, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1247: Three Women Architects
Episode: 1247 America's first women architects: three very different people. Today, a story about three very different women.
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September 06, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1246: Momentum
Episode: 1246 Figuring out what the word momentum means. Today, let's talk about momentum.
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September 05, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2320: Computer Memory
Episode: 2320 Tracing recent history: computer memory over three decades. Today, we get smaller.
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September 04, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3109: Aumann’s Theorem
Episode: 3109 Mathematics says that we should never disagree, but we still do. Today, let's talk about what I know that you know.
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September 03, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3078: Restoring the Parthenon
Episode: 3078 Restoring the Parthenon: The Acropolis Restoration Service and 40+ Years of Hard Work. Today, how to rebuild a ruin.
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September 02, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1245: Sarah Bagley
Episode: 1245 In which Sarah Bagley opens the field of telegraphy to women. Today, a woman claims a job market for other women.
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September 01, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1244: Making Science Fun
Episode: 1244 Is fun rightly under assault in science education? Today, we ask whether or not science should be fun.
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August 31, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1243: Five-Fold Symmetry
Episode: 1243 In which we are surprised by the power of five-fold symmetry. Today, let's think about fives.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,807 episodes available.