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: 3164 The Story Behind Some Great Fanfares. Today, great fanfare.
Episode: 1474 Alfred Ely Beach builds a secret subway in New York City. Today, a secret subway.
Episode: 2718 Canning and the Tin Can. Today, it's in the can.
Episode: 1473 Two unsinkable ships: the Titanic and the Great Eastern. Today, a story of two ships. One sank. One didn't.
Episode: 1472 New uses for huge numbers. Today, big numbers find new meaning.
Episode: 3163 Answering Questions About Variable Speed Of Light Theories. Today, the speed of light.
Episode: 1471 Some thoughts about immigrants, depression, suicide & Jamestown. Today, a story about Jamestown and self-destruction.
Episode: 3162 A Jacket With Embedded Flexible Thin-Film Batteries That Can Charge a Device. Today, a wonderful technology.
Episode: 1470 Occam's razor and engineering design. Today, we cut with Occam's razor.
Episode: 1469 The hourglass: the poor man's clock, the poor man's metaphor. Today, let's look at the hourglass.
Episode: 3161 Seeing Red: What Goes On in the Minds of Others? Today, seeing red.
Episode: 1468 The evolution of the bicycle. Today, let's talk about bicycles and freedom.
Episode: 2717 Kant, rationalism, empiricism, and the Critique of Pure Reason. Today, a critique of pure reason.
Episode: 1467 Napoleon Bonaparte and Iron in France. Today, Napoleon builds iron monuments.
Episode: 1466 An old botany book for young girls changes scientific thinking. Today, a young student forms a scientific theory.
