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: 3175 Practice and Reprogramming the Brain. Today, practice, practice, practice.
Episode: 1515 The would-be discovery of oxygen and scientific revolution. Today, let's try to find out who discovered oxygen.
Episode: 2759 Engineering efficient traffic flow. Today, point A to point B.
Episode: 1514 The resistance movement: a look at ongoing evolution. Today, we watch creatures evolving around us.
Episode: 1513 The Accidental Creationist: In which science changes with the telling of it. Today, the problem of telling about science.
Episode: 3174 Marion Donovan: The Woman Who Engineered A Better Diaper. Today, engineering the diaper.
Episode: 1512 The corner store: a retail outlet that is lost but not forgotten. Today, let's buy candy at the corner store.
Episode: 2748 Land Grant Colleges and the Morrill Acts. Today, college for all.
Episode: 1511 In which the lotus blossom gives a lesson in engineering design. Today, lotus petals and high-tech.
Episode: 1510 Thomas Sopwith's hundredth birthday. Today, we meet the oldest airplane designer.
Episode: 3173 Understanding Saint Anselm of Canterbury. Today, unleashing reason.
Episode: 1509 Late 18th century competition among roads, canals and railways. Today, we look at roads, canals, and railways.
Episode: 2754 Behind Home Economics. Today, a different kind of economics.
Episode: 1508 The alchemists and chemistry before the middle 19th century. Today, we remember alchemy.
Episode: 1507 Rediscovering lighter-than-air flight. Today, do you suppose you'll ever get to ride in a dirigible?
