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:

August 02, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1416: Technology on Hold
Episode: 1416 Technology on Hold: ideas that return after a long time. Today, technology on hold.
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August 01, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1415: Right Hand / Left Hand
Episode: 1415 Right and left handedness: some new ideas about origins. Today, why do you write with your right hand?
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July 31, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2495: Creativity Within Limits
Episode: 2495 Creativity Within Limits: Rules as a Source of Creativity. Today, bounded creativity.
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July 30, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3243: The Water Illusion Machine
Episode: 3243 Hollywood's Heroic Water FX. Today, water effects.
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July 29, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2810: The Concrete Revolution
Episode: 2810 The Concrete Revolution in Ancient Rome. Today, some concrete achievements.
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July 28, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1414: Advertisements in 1869
Episode: 1414 Viewing America through advertisements in Appleton's magazine, 1869. Today, advertisements just after the Civil War.
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July 27, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1413: Poets and the Industrial Revolution
Episode: 1413 How contemporary Romantic poets saw the Industrial Revolution. Today, Romantic poets and the Industrial Revolution.
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July 26, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1412: NonExercise Activity Thermogenesis
Episode: 1412 NonExercise Activity Thermogenesis (or NEAT) and weight gain. Today, we lose weight.
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July 25, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1411: John Dalton’s Notation
Episode: 1411 The role of notation in John Dalton's atomic theory. Today, we wonder how to draw an atom.
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July 24, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2493: Child’s Play
Episode: 2493 Child's Play: the role of play in education. Today, child's play.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,881 episodes available.