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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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 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2204: Rocks, Air, and Memory | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:48

Episode: 2204 Earthquakes and Volcanoes remember, while hurricanes forget.  Today, our guest, geologist Peter Copeland tells us about rocks, air and memory.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3232: Exploration by Presence and Proxy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:49

Episode: 3232 Man vs. Machine in the Exploration of Space.  Today, exploring by presence and proxy.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1847: Who Are We? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:50

Episode: 1847 Who are we? We are, at least, a collection of cells.  Today, who are we?

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1844: Horizontal Society | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:48

Episode: 1844 The Horizontal Society -- revealed in an acrostic.  Today, the horizontal society.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3031: Mary Beale | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:50

Episode: 3031 Mary Beale As Told By Ellen Clayton.  Today, a ray of light.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1702: Tricks of Memory | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:40

Episode: 1702 Memory and meaning: How actors remember all those lines.  Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, talks about memory and meaning.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3231: Sputnik Educates America | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:51

Episode: 3231 Sputnik and the New American Education.  Today, a satellite shocks American education.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1843: Multivalued Universes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:48

Episode: 1843 So many possible universes consistent with what we see!  Today, single — or multi — valued universes.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1842: First Man in Space | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:48

Episode: 1842 Who was first in space? It depends on what you call space.  Today, the first man in space.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1840: Questions and Ignorance | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:46

Episode: 1840 In praise of asking ignorance-based questions.  Today, a new take on ignorance.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3030: Pi Music | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:58

Episode: 3030 Pi Music and Human Creativity.  Today, music to the ears.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2367: Georgie Clark | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:51

Episode: 2367 Georgie Clark and the invention of white-water rafting.  Today, let's go whitewater rafting.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3230: From Close-Up to Selfie | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:49

Episode: 3230 How close-ups offer social and psychological benefits that selfies do not.  Today, psychology of the close-up.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1839: William Henry Fox Talbot | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:46

Episode: 1839 Accentuate the negative: William Henry Fox Talbot.  Today, let us accentuate the negative.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1841: Music, Music, Music! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:15

Episode: 1841 "All I want is Loving you and Music,Music, Music!"  Today, music, music, music!

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