100 episodes
Engines of Our Ingenuity Houston Public Media
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4.8 • 165 Ratings
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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 2243: Organizing for Disaster
Episode: 2243 Organizing for disaster: One place where New Orleans did it right. Today, our guest, UH journalist Michael Berryhill, prepares for a rainy day.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2693: To Our SHips
Episode: 2693 On the Nature of Ships, and a Fond Farewell to the Shuttle Discovery. Greetings from the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery, where today we celebrate our ships.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1169: Two Kinds of Structural Design
Episode: 1169 From stacked stone to steel: a shift in structural concept. Today, we make buildings by stacking stone.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1168: Voltaire and Science
Episode: 1168 Voltaire, Newton, science, and the French Revolution. Today, Newton, Voltaire, and the French Revolution.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1167: Machiavelli
Episode: 1167 Machiavelli's attempt to make objective science of statecraft. Today, thoughts about Machiavelli and immature science.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1166: Josquin Des Prez
Episode: 1166 Searching for the historical Josquin Desprez. Today, academic detectives look for the real Josquin.
Customer Reviews
This cannot end
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
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.
Great starting point for exploring new subjects.