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Engines of Our Ingenuity
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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.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3379: Gestalt
1w ago00:03:51Tap to summarizeEpisode: 3379 A look at the overarching meaning of the word “Gestalt.” Today, a curious word: Gestalt.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1585: Dissonance
2w ago00:03:43Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1585 In which the elephant Prathida teaches me about dissonance and Christmas. Today, dissonance, elephants, and the holiday season.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1584: Hugo Distler
2w ago00:03:44Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1584 Hugo Distler: Beleaguered pioneer of twentieth century music. Today, the brief moment of a musical genius.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1583: Glide Bombs
2w ago00:03:42Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1583 Glide Bombs and the unrevealed Rohna disaster. Today, the weapon we didn't know about.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2599: Strange Attractors and Imagery
2w ago00:03:49Tap to summarizeEpisode: 2599 The Art of Attraction: Imagery from Strange Attractors. Today, the art of attraction.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2670: Expanding the Human Environment
2w ago00:03:51Tap to summarizeEpisode: 2670 The Expanded Human Habitat: Our Solar System as a Defining Environment. Today, we expand the notion of environment.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3378: Hrotsvitha
2w ago00:03:45Tap to summarizeEpisode: 3378 Tenth century author, Hrotsvitha, brought back to life in the sixteenth century. Today, meet Hrotsvitha.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1582: Llewellen M. K. Boelter
2w ago00:03:44Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1582 L. M. K. Boelter and engineering education at its best. Today, a great teacher.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1581: One Good Turn
3w ago00:03:43Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1581 The screwdriver: Thoughts on greatness and invisibility. Today, the screwdriver.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1580: Su-Sung’s Clock
3w ago00:03:40Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1580 Su-Sung's wonderful eleventh-century water clock. Today, Su-Sung's wonderful clock.
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