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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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3:45

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3297: Modeling the World

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/28

Episode: 3297 Modeling the future of human civilization. Today, modeling the future of human civilization.

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3:39

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1183: Leonardo and Leda

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/27

Episode: 1183 Leda and swan Zeus: Leonardo contemplates life. Today, we watch as myth drives science.

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3:32

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1181: Edith Humphrey

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/26

Episode: 1181 In which Edith Humphry doesn't quite receive the Nobel Prize. Today, a woman doesn't quite get the Nobel Prize.

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3:28

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1180: Lardner and Energy

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/25

Episode: 1180 Dionysius Lardner looks at early steam power technology. Today, a contemporary look at power technology, 170 years ago.

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3:34

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1179: How Aspirin Finds the...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/24

Episode: 1179 How does Aspirin find your headache? (More Feldman questions). Today, aspirin looks for your headache.

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3:49

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2053: John Cage

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/23

Episode: 2053 A reflection on John Cage and his silences. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd goes silent.

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3:50

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2973: And Then There Were None

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/22

Episode: 2973 The Lady of Mysteries Agatha Christie; The Famous Detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Piorot. Today, the lady of mysteries.

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3:50

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3092: Description of Arts...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/21

Episode: 3092 Descriptions of Arts and Crafts. Today, saving arts and crafts.

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3:34

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1178: Aeronautics 1897-1910

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/20

Episode: 1178 The Encyclopaedia Britannica before/after the Wright Brothers. Today, we see what happens when an old goal is reached.

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3:35

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1177: Thomas Watson

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/19

Episode: 1177 Thomas Watson, the man on the other end of Bell's telephone. Today, we meet the man on the other end of Bell's new telephone.

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3:35

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1176: Ilizarov Surgery

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/18

Episode: 1176 Ilizarov orthopedic surgery: growing new bones. Today, we straighten crooked bones.

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3:33

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1175: The Elizabethans

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/17

Episode: 1175 The collapse of the Elizabethan renaissance. Today, we visit a 400-year-old revolution.

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3:51

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2040: The Envelope Game

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/16

Episode: 2040 The envelope game: a common-sense-defying selection problem. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd defies common sense.

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3:48

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1947: Psychological...

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/15

Episode: 1947 Physiological Synchronicity: mirroring emotions. Today, actor Megan Cole talks about faces and feelings.

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3:54

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3048: Juba II

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/14

Episode: 3048 Juba II. Today, a scholar king of Africa.

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3:37

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1174: An Intellectual Legacy

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/13

Episode: 1174 Nature or nurture, explaining intellectual dynasties. Today, more on the matter of heredity or environment.

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3:25

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1173: A Sinking Automobile

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/12

Episode: 1173 A sinking Automobile. Today, thoughts about thinking while I'm drowning.

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3:35

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1171: The Ignobel Prizes

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/11

Episode: 1171 The IgNobel Prizes: At what point does satire go wrong? Today, a concern about satire.

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3:34

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1170: The Iatros

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/10

Episode: 1170 A visit to an iatros -- a doctor -- in a 400 BC clinic. Today, we visit a 2400-year-old clinic.

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3:51

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2006: Rain Shadow

Engines of Our Ingenuity ·

2024/05/09

Episode: 2006 Sequim's strange blue hole in the midst of rain. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd stays dry.

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