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:

March 02, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2886: Not Just Gadgets
Episode: 2886 Not Just Gadgets: The Science of Engineering Systems. Today, beyond gadgets.
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February 28, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3287: Darwin Goes to Hollywood
Episode: 3287 Darwin Goes to Hollywood - Learning Evolution from Movies. Today, offbeat lessons in evolution.
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February 27, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2508: Asymmetry
Episode: 2508 The paradox of asymmetry — in faces, airplanes, and tigers. Today, dare we look upon asymmetry?
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February 26, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2509 Human/Machine Endurance
Episode: 2509 Human-Powered Machines — bringing the question of human endurance back to technology. Today, human and machine endurance.
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February 25, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2506: Spanish Moss
Episode: 2506 Spanish Moss — not at all the stuff of antebellum decay. Today, a remarkable stuffing.
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February 24, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2504: Marie Marvingt
Episode: 2504 The most decorated woman in France: Marie Marvingt. Today, a remarkable woman.
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February 23, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2883: Dead Salmon and Good Statistics
Episode: 2883 A dead salmon points the way to better brain imaging. Today, outrageous research.
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February 22, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2439: Picturing Monsters
Episode: 2439 Reflections on Hurricane Ike and the effect of satellite technology on the hurricane experience. Today, picturing monsters.
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February 21, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2249: Mrs. Coade’s Stone
Episode: 2249 Mrs. Coade's remarkable stones. Today, architectural historian Margaret Culbertson tells about a woman who made artificial stone.
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February 20, 2023 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2498: Sturzkampfflugzeug
Episode: 2498 The Ju-87 Stuka, another troubling story of military technology. Today, a troubled machine.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,960 episodes available.