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 1,812 episodes available.

Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

May 26, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1181: Edith Humphrey
Episode: 1181 In which Edith Humphry doesn't quite receive the Nobel Prize. Today, a woman doesn't quite get the Nobel Prize.
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May 25, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1180: Lardner and Energy
Episode: 1180 Dionysius Lardner looks at early steam power technology. Today, a contemporary look at power technology, 170 years ago.
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May 24, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1179: How Aspirin Finds the Headache
Episode: 1179 How does Aspirin find your headache? (More Feldman questions). Today, aspirin looks for your headache.
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4min
May 23, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2053: John Cage
Episode: 2053 A reflection on John Cage and his silences. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd goes silent.
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May 22, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2973: And Then There Were None
Episode: 2973 The Lady of Mysteries Agatha Christie; The Famous Detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Piorot. Today, the lady of mysteries.
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May 21, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3092: Description of Arts and Crafts
Episode: 3092 Descriptions of Arts and Crafts. Today, saving arts and crafts.
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May 20, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1178: Aeronautics 1897-1910
Episode: 1178 The Encyclopaedia Britannica before/after the Wright Brothers. Today, we see what happens when an old goal is reached.
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May 19, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1177: Thomas Watson
Episode: 1177 Thomas Watson, the man on the other end of Bell's telephone. Today, we meet the man on the other end of Bell's new telephone.
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May 18, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1176: Ilizarov Surgery
Episode: 1176 Ilizarov orthopedic surgery: growing new bones. Today, we straighten crooked bones.
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May 17, 2024 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1175: The Elizabethans
Episode: 1175 The collapse of the Elizabethan renaissance. Today, we visit a 400-year-old revolution.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,812 episodes available.