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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 3072: William Gossett

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/13

Episode: 3072 The brewer, chemist and statistician William Sealy Gosset. Today, a master brewer and a statistician.

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3:50

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1232: Very Early Music

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/12

Episode: 1232 A Neanderthal flute made from the thigh of a cave bear. Today, the oldest musical instrument.

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3:39

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1231: Automobile...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/11

Episode: 1231 In which automobile advertising mirrored the public. Today, we trace a new technology through advertisements.

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3:33

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1230: Mathematics After...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/10

Episode: 1230 The problem of teaching mathematics in a computer world. Today, let's teach math to our grandchildren.

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3:34

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1229: Double-Entry...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/09

Episode: 1229 The invention of double entry bookkeeping. Today, we learn to keep track of our money.

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3:50

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2303: William LeMessurier

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/08

Episode: 2303 William LeMessurier corrects his error -- in public. Today, scientist Andrew Boyd averts disaster.

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3:46

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2751: Mrs. Wilson of the...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/07

Episode: 2751 Mrs. Maud Mellish Wilson, architect of the Mayo Clinic's style of medical writing. Today, we look at a woman who made medical history.

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3:45

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3302: Raiders, The Remake

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/06

Episode: 3302 Imitation, Originality, and the Creativity of Fan Culture. Today, when imitation is a good thing.

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3:37

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1228: In Which Europe...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/05

Episode: 1228 Medieval Europe learns to measure reality with numbers. Today, why did Europe emerge so rapidly from the medieval age?

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3:35

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1227: Paper From Mummy...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/04

Episode: 1227 So, did we ever make paper from a mummy's linen wrappings? Today, the mummy's curse.

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3:35

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1226: Ricci’s Memory Place

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/03

Episode: 1226 In which Matteo Ricci tries to convert the Chinese by building a memory palace. Today, a memory palace in an odd place and the wrong time.

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3:33

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1225: The First Daredevil

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/02

Episode: 1225 Lincoln Beachey, first great daredevil of heavier-than-air flight. Today, the death of Lincoln Beachey.

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3:50

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2301: Making Flat Into...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/08/01

Episode: 2301 Making sports balls: how to get from flat to round. Today, scientist Andrew Boyd makes flat into round.

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3:46

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3193: Purple Men

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/07/31

Episode: 3193 Purple Men: The History of the Color Purple. Today, we see purple.

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3:50

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3071: The Unreasonable...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/07/30

Episode: 3071 The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Sciences. Today, the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics.

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3:35

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1224: Time and Efficiency

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/07/29

Episode: 1224 On filling time and compressing time: electronic communication. Today, we compress time.

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3:38

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1223: Ghosts From the Sky

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/07/28

Episode: 1223 Ghosts from the sky: a visit to the Oshkosh Fly-in. Today, a surprising way to preserve our past.

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3:37

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1221: Acoustics

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/07/27

Episode: 1221 Large hall acoustics: drifting away from reality. Today, we try to hear the music in a large hall.

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3:36

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1220: Hill’s Color Photography

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/07/26

Episode: 1220 In which Levi Hill invents color photography 80 years too soon. Today, the first color photographs.

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3:50

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2296: Robert Moog

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/07/25

Episode: 2296 Moog the man and Moog the machine: a lesson in engineering design. Today, we meet a musical engineer with guest scientist Andrew Boyd.

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