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:

May 26, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2624: Saugus Alchemy
Episode: 2624 John Winthrop, jr. brings Christian Alchemy to an ironworks on the Saugus. Today, iron and alchemy in the Plymouth Colony.
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May 25, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2907: Quantum Computing
Episode: 2907 Quantum Computing. Today, it’s magic.
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4min
May 24, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2820: Remaking Ben-Hur
Episode: 2820 A Spectacular Series of Spectaculars: Remaking Ben-Hur. Today, remaking Ben-Hur.
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4min
May 23, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2862: Randomness
Episode: 2862 Randomness out of Nothingness. Today, let's talk about how to pick random numbers out of thin air.
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4min
May 22, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2616: A Golden Age of Popular Song
Episode: 2616 When radio and singing met: The Golden Age of popular singing. Today, a time when popular singers really sang.
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May 21, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2615: The Old Croton Waterworks
Episode: 2615 Water for 9,000,000 New Yorkers, beginning with The Old Croton Aqueduct. Today, water for New York City.
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May 20, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2612: A Prelude to War
Episode: 2612 America's ceremony of innocence, about to drowned in WW-I. Today, an American ceremony of innocence.
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4min
May 19, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2610: Everyday Electricity
Episode: 2610 Everyday Electricity: Looking for the Connecticut Yankee. Today, everyday electricity.
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May 18, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2906: Octopus
Episode: 2906 The Octopus Mind. Today, alien intelligence.
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May 17, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2469: Ancel Keys
Episode: 2469 Ancel Keys and the Link between Diet and Heart Disease. Today, a heart doctor who wasn’t.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,954 episodes available.