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:

February 09, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3351: Crossbow
Episode: 3351 The curious struggle of the Crossbow. History is full of instances where armies cling to outmoded weapons.
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February 08, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1522: Fifty Years in the Future
Episode: 1522 A 1950 prediction of technology in the year 2000. Today, we go fifty years into the future.
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February 07, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1521: John P. Parker
Episode: 1521 John P. Parker, slave, freedom-fighter, inventor, and businessman. Today, we follow a slave out of slavery.
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February 06, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1520: Automobile Drag Coefficients
Episode: 1520 In which automobile makers gradually learn aerodynamics. Today, aerodynamics and automobiles.
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February 05, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2555: Google Books
Episode: 2555 The brave new world of digitizing books for the Web. Today, this old book.
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February 04, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2862: Randomness
Episode: 2862 Randomness out of Nothingness. Today, let's talk about how to pick random numbers out of thin air.
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February 03, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3349: Inhuman Distances
Episode: 3349 The Inhuman Distances of the Speed of Light. Today, inhuman distances.
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February 02, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1519: Seeing Around the Corner
Episode: 1519 Learning to acquire knowledge and create it at the same time. Today, we wonder where knowledge comes from.
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February 01, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1518: Looking for Reality
Episode: 1518 A concern about computers and the redefinition of reality. Today, we try to tell fact from fiction.
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January 31, 2026 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1517: A Tripartite Bridge
Episode: 1517 The very odd bridge that Roebling almost built. Today, a strange bridge.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 2,023 episodes available.