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 1,760 episodes available.

Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

November 21, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2410: The Vintage of Cave Art
Episode: 2410 Was cave art too good to have been made 30,000 years ago? Today, a new look at old art.
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November 20, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2409: Remembering What We Know
Episode: 2409 Struggling to keep our grip on the past as we move from books to the Internet. Today, we struggle to remember what we once knew.
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4min
November 19, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2407: Peaks Island
Episode: 2407 Peaks Island: cultural change in microcosm. Today, a changing island.
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4min
November 18, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2405: The Great Ballroom Disaster
Episode: 2405 Jean-François de Rozier: first aeronaut to fly, and first to die. Today, first to fly, first to die.
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4min
November 17, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2856: Torricelli’s Trumpet
Episode: 2856 Torricelli's Trumpet: The Infinite Meets the Finite. Today, the impossible.
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November 16, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2419: Perfecting Coffee
Episode: 2419 Peter Schlumbohm and the invention of modern coffee-making techniques.
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November 15, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2806: Thor and Engineering
Episode: 2806 Thor, the god of thunder, engineering behind comic books, college courses that deal with fracture.
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4min
November 14, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2402: Bertha Benz’s Ride
Episode: 2402 In which Bertha Benz shows the world what the automobile can do. Today, Bertha Benz's ride.
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4min
November 13, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2404: Napoleon’s Aerial Crown
Episode: 2404 Napoleon's megalomania thwarting the use of observation balloons. Today, Napoleon's aerial crown.
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November 12, 2022 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2400: Early American Football
Episode: 2400 A view of American football in its earliest days. Today, we play football.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,760 episodes available.