Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity
Hosted by Houston Public Media · EN
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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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1598: Surface Tension
5d ago00:03:42Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1598 Surface Tension: a tiny force, but omnipresent.Today, we look at the edge of a water droplet.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1597: Ottoman Telegraph
6d ago00:03:43Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1597 The Ottoman Empire telegraph, linking Europe and Asia. Today, the telegraph connects Europe and Asia.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1596: The First Automobile?
1w ago00:03:41Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1596 Looking for the "first" automobile. Today, let's try to find the first automobile.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2611: Kepler’s Somnium
1w ago00:03:50Tap to summarizeEpisode: 2611 Early science fiction: Kepler's Somnium. Today, a dream.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3264: Hockney’s iPad Impressionism
1w ago00:03:50Tap to summarizeEpisode: 3264 David Hockney, Digital Painting, and Art's Technophobia. Today, painting with pixels, in the hands of a master.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3385: Blohm & Voss BV141
1w ago00:03:48Tap to summarizeEpisode: 3385 The weird Blohm & Voss BV141 airplane, and reflections on asymmetry. Today, a weird aeroplane.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3384: Alien Life Forms
2w ago00:03:52Tap to summarizeEpisode: 3384 Further thoughts about the search for extra-terrestrial life. Today, Alien life forms.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1595: Alfred Stieglitz
2w ago00:03:41Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1595 In which Alfred Stieglitz and 291 anticipate Modern. Today, Stieglitz and photography, art and reality.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1594: The Mad Scientist
2w ago00:03:42Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1594 The Mad Scientist -- he keeps coming back. Today, the mad scientist.
Transcribe →The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1593: LST-325
2w ago00:03:43Tap to summarizeEpisode: 1593 The LST-325: Thirty old men and an old ship become young again. Today, the LST-325.
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