Engines of Our Ingenuity
Summary: 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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Podcasts:
Episode: 2495 Creativity Within Limits: Rules as a Source of Creativity. Today, bounded creativity.
Episode: 1892 The Science Times and the need to cultivate our tolerance for ambiguity. Today, a tolerance for ambiguity.
Episode: 1887 Ernest K. Gann: pioneer and portrayer of American flight. Today, Ernest Gann.
Episode: 1888 In which Henry Winstanley wishes for the perfect storm -- and gets it. Today, we learn to be careful what we wish for.
Episode: 1886 Building the Key West Railway: Building Florida. Today, we ride the Keys.
Episode: 2493 Child's Play: the role of play in education. Today, child’s play.
Episode: 2838 The World of Small Dimensions; Nano-Dimensions and Pico-Times. Today, we explore Small.
Episode: 2491 Mitch Miller and the Gang: A Look at American Pop Culture in the Late 1950s. Today, we follow the bouncing ball.
Episode: 1884 Avery's turbine: Important, but little-known, nineteenth-century precursor.
Episode: 1885 Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire: plowshares become swords. Today, we beat a plowshare into a sword.
Episode: 1882 In which we need just enough noise to drown out the conversation. Today, we try to quiet a conversation.
Episode: 2485 Jean Le Rond d'Alembert: Controversial Mathematician of the Enlightenment. Today, who won that race?
Episode: 2408 Roman Political Invective. Today, a look at Roman mudslinging.
Episode: 3235 Gender, labor history, and the devaluation of film editing. Today, the mother of all film editors.
Episode: 1880 Kenneth Clark and Jacob Bronowski: a convergence. Today, Kenneth Clark and Jacob Bronowski.
