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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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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1196: Batting 400

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2024/06/17

Episode: 1196 Reflections on batting 400, evolution, economics, and diversity. Today, what do batting averages, evolution, and the economy have in common?

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1195: Dhouda

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2024/06/16

Episode: 1195 Dhuoda writes to her son in Ninth Century France. Today, a remarkable woman opens a window on another age.

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3:31

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1194: Self-Deception

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2024/06/15

Episode: 1194 A scientifically illiterate people goes bankrupt on health care. Today, thoughts on medicine, self-deception, and scientific literacy.

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3:35

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1193: West with the Night

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2024/06/14

Episode: 1193 Beryl Markham flies out of Africa, and across the Atlantic. Today, a daring flight and an unlikely book.

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3:46

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2117: The Internet of Tubes

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/06/13

Episode: 2117 The Internet of Tubes: In which a gaffe evokes the history of communication. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd and the Internet of Tubes.

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3:51

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3018: Compressed Sensing

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2024/06/12

Episode: 3018 Compressed Sensing. Today, let's talk about getting something from nothing.

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3:51

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2833: Kykkos Monastery

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2024/06/11

Episode: 2833 Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus, and the origins of Western monasticism. Today, monks and hermits.

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3:36

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1192: Black Sea

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/06/10

Episode: 1192 In which a deluge transforms the Black Sea -- and farming. Today, let's ride the wake of an old old flood.

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3:34

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1190: Mustard Gas

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2024/06/09

Episode: 1190 The only mustard gas attack in WWII yields new medicine. Today, a story about cancer and a WW-II mustard gas attack.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1189: Theodore Pachelbel

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2024/06/08

Episode: 1189 The other Pachelbel brings music to Colonial America. Today, the first "recorded" concert in America.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1188: William Billings

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/06/07

Episode: 1188 William Billings, Colonial composer and American original. Today, we meet America's first significant composer.

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3:46

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2094: The Box

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/06/06

Episode: 2094 Thinking inside the box: the invention of containerization. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd discusses The Box.

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3:49

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2710: Thomas Selfridge

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/06/05

Episode: 2710 The First Fatality in Powered Flight Awakens the World to the Dangers of Aviation. Today, the first powered aviation fatality.

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3:52

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3298: Optic Yellow

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/06/04

Episode: 3298 Gender, Color, and Dichotomy in Tennis. Today, we take sides in tennis.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1187: Good/Bad :...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/06/03

Episode: 1187 Good people make good machines: Bad people make bad machines. Today, we try to construct an aphorism.

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3:35

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1186: Bach and Handel

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/06/02

Episode: 1186 Bach, Handel, and their charlatan eye doctor. Today, an odd connection between Bach and Handel.

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3:38

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1185: Adam Smith

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/06/01

Episode: 1185 Adam Smith: of economics and natural law. Today, a bright Scot looks to natural law for an economic model.

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3:37

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1184: Mirror

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/31

Episode: 1184 The mirror: something that looks far more obvious than it is. Today, we look in the mirror and find something strange.

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3:45

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2062: The Just Price

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/30

Episode: 2062 How much may I justly charge for my widget? Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd asks "what's it worth?"

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3095: Making a Revolution

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/29

Episode: 3095 Making a Revolution. Today, the Maker revolution.

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