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 1157: Marketing Model A
Episode: 1157 Merchandising Windows 95 and the Ford Model A. Today, we sell Model A's and Windows 95.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1971: Lame, Cauchy, and Kummer
Episode: 1971 In which Lame, Cauchy, and Kummer race to prove Fermat's last theorem. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd relives a race.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3029: Model Citizen
Episode: 3029 Model Citizen. Today, lets talk about models.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3241: Hooker’s Green
Episode: 3241 Green with Immortality. Today, we go green with immortality.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1156: The Machine as Mirror
Episode: 1156 We mirror machine mirrors we mirror machine mirrors we ... Today, an analogy game.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1154: Adam’s Belly Button
Episode: 1154 In which Adam's navel poses the question of pre-creation history. Today, a silly question about Adam's navel paves the way for evolution.
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.