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 08, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2531: Reading Vienna
Episode: 2531 Reading Vienna - A history through architecture. Today, we read Vienna.
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4min
February 07, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2613: Can We Hear Shapes?
Episode: 2613 Can we hear shapes? Today let’s ask: Can we hear shapes?
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4min
February 06, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2482: Harold Warp’s Museum
Episode: 2482 Where does a wise man hide a leaf: Harold Warp's Museum. Today, where would a wise man hide a leaf?
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4min
February 05, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2479: Battle of the Restigouche
Episode: 2479 Restigouche River: site of the last naval battle in the French and Indian War. Today, the last naval battle of The Seven Years War.
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4min
February 04, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2477: Sand Hill Cranes
Episode: 2477 The Sand Hill Crane, not just another bird. Today, Sand Hill Cranes.
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4min
February 03, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2476: Jesse Ramsden
Episode: 2476 Jesse Ramsden, Instrument maker to King George and to the Enlightenment. Today, Jesse Ramsden.
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February 02, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2875: Pierre Fauchard
Episode: 2875 Today, a profession comes of age. Pierre Fauchard, Father of Modern Dentistry.
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February 01, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2597: History and Math
Episode: 2597 Today, let’s see what mathematics tells us about history. Mathematical models of historical events.
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4min
January 31, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2841: Imagine the Big Bangs
Episode: 2841 Today, we imagine the Big Bangs. Multiple Big Bangs and Multiple Universes; The Fantastical Multi-Reality of Multiverse
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January 30, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2474: Antoine de St. Exupéry
Episode: 2474 Antoine de St. Exupéry, André Gide, and a new vocabulary for a new technology. Today, Antoine de St. Exupéry.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,759 episodes available.