100 episodes
Engines of Our Ingenuity Houston Public Media
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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.
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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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3054: Electioneering in Ancient Rome
Episode: 3054 Electioneering in Ancient Rome: the Commentariolum Petitionis Attributed to Cicero's Brother. Today, how to get elected in ancient Rome.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3162: Charge With My Jacket
Episode: 3162 A Jacket With Embedded Flexible Thin-Film Batteries That Can Charge a Device. Today, a wonderful technology.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1196: Batting 400
Episode: 1196 Reflections on batting 400, evolution, economics, and diversity. Today, what do batting averages, evolution, and the economy have in common?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1195: Dhouda
Episode: 1195 Dhuoda writes to her son in Ninth Century France. Today, a remarkable woman opens a window on another age.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1194: Self-Deception
Episode: 1194 A scientifically illiterate people goes bankrupt on health care. Today, thoughts on medicine, self-deception, and scientific literacy.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1193: West with the Night
Episode: 1193 Beryl Markham flies out of Africa, and across the Atlantic. Today, a daring flight and an unlikely book.