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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 3078: Restoring the...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/09/03

Episode: 3078 Restoring the Parthenon: The Acropolis Restoration Service and 40+ Years of Hard Work. Today, how to rebuild a ruin.

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3:32

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1245: Sarah Bagley

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/09/02

Episode: 1245 In which Sarah Bagley opens the field of telegraphy to women. Today, a woman claims a job market for other women.

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3:38

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1244: Making Science Fun

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/09/01

Episode: 1244 Is fun rightly under assault in science education? Today, we ask whether or not science should be fun.

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3:38

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1243: Five-Fold Symmetry

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/31

Episode: 1243 In which we are surprised by the power of five-fold symmetry. Today, let's think about fives.

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3:34

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1242: Kasparov and Deep...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/30

Episode: 1242 What did the defeat of Kasparov by Deep Blue really mean? Today, we wonder what Deep Blue was telling us.

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3:51

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2316: Operations Research

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/29

Episode: 2316 Operations Reasearch, the invisible engineering that everyone uses and few people know. Today, the science of better.

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3:50

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3075: Thucydides,...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/28

Episode: 3075 Thucydides, Democracy, and Hope. Today, the problem of hope.

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2899: The Vanishing Sextant

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/27

Episode: 2899 The Rise and Fall of Celestial Navigation As Seen Through the Development of the Sextant. Today, the Vanishing Sextant.

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3:35

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1241: Looking for Franklin

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/26

Episode: 1241 The search for Franklin and the search for the Northwest Passage. Today, we go looking for a lost explorer.

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3:37

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1239: Canonical Ensemble

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/25

Episode: 1239 Ensemble theory offers us insight through parallel universes. Today, a practical use for an abstract theory.

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3:38

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1238: Exhibition

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/24

Episode: 1238 The 1893 Chicago Columbia Exposition: America comes of age. Today, America celebrates her coming of age.

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3:31

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1237: Hindenburg in Flames

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/23

Episode: 1237 Why did the Hindenburg really burn? Today, we ask, "Why did the Hindenburg burn?"

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3:50

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2312: More Than One...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/22

Episode: 2312 How we finally put crews of computers to work on our desktops. Today, when is one computer not enough?

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3:49

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3107: Expectations of...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/21

Episode: 3107 Why it matters that we expect boys to brilliant and girls to work hard. Today, let's talk about who we expect to be brilliant.

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3209: Net of Life

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/20

Episode: 3209 Net of Life: Can Technology Protect Us from Ourselves? Today, a net of life.

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3:38

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1236: Flying Fortress

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/19

Episode: 1236 In which an old man finally flies in a B-17. Today, a child's wish is finally granted.

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3:40

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1234: West Baden Springs...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/17

Episode: 1234 The biggest domed structure before the Houston Astrodome. Today, who were we in 1900?

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3:36

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1233: Baden Baden-Powell

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/16

Episode: 1233 Today, the empire finally takes to the air. Baden-Powell flies in balloons, airplanes, and even kites.

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2307: Nature’s Engineer

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/15

Episode: 2307 A Canadian-American icon and nature's engineer: The Beaver. Today, scientist Andrew Boyd and nature's engineer.

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3077: The Battle of...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/14

Episode: 3077 When is a Victory not a Victory? The Battle of Navarino Today, we ask: when is a victory not a victory?

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