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 08, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2910: Something Big
Episode: 2910 Something big: The world's largest manmade enclosure. Today, something really big.
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June 07, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2473: King Ludwig’s Castle
Episode: 2473 King Ludwig II and his castle at Neuschwanstein. Today, a swan on a mountain.
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June 06, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2810: The Concrete Revolution
Episode: 2810 The Concrete Revolution in Ancient Rome. Today, some concrete achievements.
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June 05, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2635: Kate in Code
Episode: 2635 How we thought in 1875: A magazine article titled in Morse Code. Today, code for Kate.
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June 04, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2634: Triple Divides
Episode: 2634 North America's three triple divides — or is it four? Today, triple divides.
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June 03, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2633: After the Chicago Fire
Episode 2633: After the Chicago Fire: A city shrugs off a cataclysm. Today, Chicago, after the Fire.
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June 02, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2632: Edith Cavell
Episode: 2632 Edith Cavell -- a mountain, a nurse, a smuggler, a heroine. Today, Edith Cavell.
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June 01, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2908: Kurt Vonnegut
Episode: 2908 Kurt Vonnegut, engineers, and scientists. Today, so it goes.
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May 31, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2884: The Images of Kanji
Episode: 2884 Communicating Through Pictures: The Japanese Language. Today, the images of Kanji.
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May 30, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2204: Rocks, Air, and Memory
Episode: 2204 Earthquakes and Volcanoes remember, while hurricanes forget. Today, our guest, geologist Peter Copeland tells us about rocks, air and memory.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,757 episodes available.