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:

June 12, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3018: Compressed Sensing
Episode: 3018 Compressed Sensing. Today, let's talk about getting something from nothing.
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June 11, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2833: Kykkos Monastery
Episode: 2833 Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus, and the origins of Western monasticism. Today, monks and hermits.
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June 10, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1192: Black Sea
Episode: 1192 In which a deluge transforms the Black Sea -- and farming. Today, let's ride the wake of an old old flood.
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June 09, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1190: Mustard Gas
Episode: 1190 The only mustard gas attack in WWII yields new medicine. Today, a story about cancer and a WW-II mustard gas attack.
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June 08, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1189: Theodore Pachelbel
Episode: 1189 The other Pachelbel brings music to Colonial America. Today, the first "recorded" concert in America.
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June 07, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1188: William Billings
Episode: 1188 William Billings, Colonial composer and American original. Today, we meet America's first significant composer.
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June 06, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2094: The Box
Episode: 2094 Thinking inside the box: the invention of containerization. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd discusses The Box.
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June 05, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2710: Thomas Selfridge
Episode: 2710 The First Fatality in Powered Flight Awakens the World to the Dangers of Aviation. Today, the first powered aviation fatality.
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June 04, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3298: Optic Yellow
Episode: 3298 Gender, Color, and Dichotomy in Tennis. Today, we take sides in tennis.
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June 03, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1187: Good/Bad : People/Machines
Episode: 1187 Good people make good machines: Bad people make bad machines. Today, we try to construct an aphorism.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,809 episodes available.