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Engines of Our Ingenuity

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. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1296: Carnegie Looks at...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/13

Episode: 1296 In which Andrew Carnegie contemplates James Watt. Today, Andrew Carnegie looks at James Watt.

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3:51

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2397: Computers and Tennis

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2024/12/12

Episode: 2397 How Computers are Helping Officiate Tennis Matches. Today, where did that ball bounce?

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3:51

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2368: Time Out of Joint

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2024/12/11

Episode: 2368 In which Shakespeare and Cervantes die on the same day, but eleven days apart. Today, UH scholar, Richard Armstrong tells us about puzzles in chronology.

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3:52

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3244: Bias in Face...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/10

Episode: 3244 Bias and Diversity in Photography and Face Recognition Software. Today, bodies, in beautiful black and white.

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3:39

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1295: Pins

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/09

Episode: 1295 The lowly, but not-so-simple, dressmaker's pin. Today, let's make pins.

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3:39

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1294: Unneeded Clocks

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/08

Episode: 1294 The clock as preparation for modern science. Today, clocks tell us more than just the time of day.

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3:40

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1293: What We Don’t See...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/07

Episode: 1293 Some technology that we don't see when we first look. Today, some technologies we don't see when we first look.

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3:41

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1292: Alchemy and Modern...

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2024/12/06

Episode: 1292 Alchemy and modern science: how much magic should we accept? Today, old magic finds a place in modern science.

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3:50

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2393: Greener Computing

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/05

Episode: 2393 What Can Be Done About the Energy Consumed by Computers? Today, greener computing.

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3:47

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2768: Cooking By Radio

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/04

Episode: 2768 Percy Spencer and the microwave oven. Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker considers the Microwave Oven.

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3:43

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3303: Wood Graining

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/03

Episode: 3303 Painting wood grain to express alternate realities. Today, painting the swirls of wood grain.

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3:46

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1291: Sheet Music

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/02

Episode: 1291 In which sheet music offers a record of our country. Today, America's story spins out in the songs we sing.

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3:40

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1290: Risk and Vocation

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/12/01

Episode: 1290 Risk and vocation: when smart people look for safe lives. Today, we teach our best and brightest to avoid risk.

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3:42

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1289: Ship Waste Disposal

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/11/30

Episode: 1289 Those Vulgar Tubes: human waste disposal aboard old ships. Today, we try to keep ships clean.

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3:44

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1288: At Risk

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/11/29

Episode: 1288 Instability, self-control, and the metaphor of flight. Today, flight shapes yet another metaphor.

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3:50

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2390: Lloyd Hall

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/11/28

Episode: 2390 Lloyd Hall: Food Chemistry Engineer. Today, we engineer food.

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3:50

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3243: The Water Illusion...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/11/27

Episode: 3243 Hollywood's Heroic Water FX. Today, water effects.

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3:53

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2353: In C

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/11/26

Episode: 2353 Reflections on -- or in -- the key of C. Today, French hornist Roger Kaza plays in C.

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3:43

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1287: Faster Than Sound

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/11/25

Episode: 1287 Transonic flight: piercing the sound barrier. Today, the sound barrier.

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3:38

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1286: The Prehistory of...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/11/24

Episode: 1286 A steam-powered motorcycle, invented well before its time. Today, the motorcycle rides out of the Civil War.

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