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: 1768 On the cutting room floor -- When we don't have the rest of the story. Today, let us pick up some loose ends.
Episode: 1765 In which it takes time for gravity to reach us. Today, the speed of gravity.
Episode: 2983 Parliament Speaks in Defense of Quadratic Equations. Today, the British Parliament speaks out.
Episode: 2502 Computer assisted proofs: How machines extend our mind's reach. Today, let’s ask how computers help us see mathematical truths.
Episode: 1764 In which we wonder just what our thermometer measures. Today, we ask what temperature is.
Episode: 1767 Weighing the near and far wake of Lewis and Clark. Today, after Lewis and Clark.
Episode: 1763 Child labor, dangerous companion of economic emergence. Today, let's talk about child labor.
Episode: 2981 Catalytic Converters: A Catalyst For Change. Today, we don’t go up in smoke.
Episode: 2934 Reading the Molecules of Life. Today, we read the molecules of life.
Episode: 2980 The Saint Petersburg Paradox. Today, a paradox for the generations.
Episode: 1761 John Baskerville, fine type, and the hound of heaven. Today, the hound and the Baskerville.
Episode: 1762 Camp Cooking and the Savage Boy Inventor. Today, camp cooking and modern times.
Episode: 1759 Raymond Loewy, the man who made Modern. Today, finally, a design style for modern America.
Episode: 2979 J.J.C Bradfield and the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Today, facing the future.
Episode: 2976 Puzzles, Intellectual Exercise, and Everyday Problem Solving. Today, we put puzzles to use.
