100 episodi

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 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.

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1950: Girolamo Cardano

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1950: Girolamo Cardano

    Episode: 1950 Girolamo Cardano: The tormented life of a towering renaissance thinker.  Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd shares a story of triumph and tragedy.

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity 2714: Hub Motors

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 2714: Hub Motors

    Episode: 2714 Hub Motors, aka In-Wheel Motors and their applications in electric vehicles.  Today, re-inventing...wheels.

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity 3296: Keeping the Lights On in Hong Kong

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 3296: Keeping the Lights On in Hong Kong

    Episode: 3296 Icons of Hong Kong: Neon Signs, and Local Cinema.  Today, we hope the lights never go out in Hong Kong.

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity1142: Legend and Flight

    Engines of Our Ingenuity1142: Legend and Flight

    Episode: 1142 The accumulation of empirical data in the legends of flight.  Today, old stories turn from legend into experimental development.

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1140: Twentieth-Century Tents

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1140: Twentieth-Century Tents

    Episode: 1140 Tents: a very old and very modern architecture.  Today, a new architecture -- the tent!

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1139: The Wounded Story-Teller

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1139: The Wounded Story-Teller

    Episode: 1139 The Wounded Story Teller recovers from illness.  Today, we tell the story of an illness.

    • 3 min

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Quick, entrataining and always interesting bits of knowledge and wisdom. You’ll always discover something new, or hear a new angle on a story you already knew. A bit US-centric if you aren’t from the USA, but interesting nevertheless.

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