Engines of Our Ingenuity

Houston Public Media

4.8 (170)
SCIENCE
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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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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3266: New Year Fireworks

Episode: 3266 Fireworks, Firecrackers, and Lunar New Year. Today, we ring the new year in with a bang.

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2838: The Mysterious Small

Episode: 2838 The World of Small Dimensions; Nano-Dimensions and Pico-Times. Today, we explore Small.

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2 DAYS AGO

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1324: C Rations

Episode: 1324 C rations: Armies trying to travel on their stomachs. Today, an army tries to travel on its stomach.

4 min
3 DAYS AGO

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1323: Fleming’s Electric Valve

Episode: 1323 Fleming, the light bulb, and the vacuum tube. Today, an analogy changes our world.

4 min
4 DAYS AGO

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1322: Beating the System

Episode: 1322 Five college degrees in six years: What does it mean? Today, some thoughts about beating the system.

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5 DAYS AGO

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1321: Century-Old Solar Collector

Episode: 1321 A modern solar collector, a century before its time. Today, an idea whose time had not yet come.

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6 DAYS AGO

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2418: Luck and Las Vegas

Episode: 2418 Quantifying the chance of losing at casino games. Today, luck and Las Vegas.

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JAN 29

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3235: Verna Fields, “Mother Cutter”

Episode: 3235 Gender, labor history, and the devaluation of film editing. Today, the mother of all film editors.

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4.8

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170 Ratings

This cannot end

05/12/2021

Fatnessmonster8

I have been listening to this for 3 years and I cannot get enough. I listen to it in the car with my kids, although they are very young they are hearing about the wonders of engineeringand how inventive minds work
My First Exposure to Science

12/31/2020

Evanpf

I remember listening to this show everyday on my way to elementary school. Thank you, John Lienhart for the great memories.
Each episode is packed with knowledge, like an espresso bean.

10/15/2020

Jbjrcatches

Great starting point for exploring new subjects.
Broad range of subjects

05/03/2020

Dr. Eitz

The podcasters cover an amazing array of subjects, but each presented in an engaging short format.

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.