100 episodes

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 1173: A Sinking Automobile

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1173: A Sinking Automobile

    Episode: 1173 A sinking Automobile.  Today, thoughts about thinking while I'm drowning.

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1171: The Ignobel Prizes

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1171: The Ignobel Prizes

    Episode: 1171 The IgNobel Prizes: At what point does satire go wrong?  Today, a concern about satire.

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1170: The Iatros

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 1170: The Iatros

    Episode: 1170 A visit to an iatros -- a doctor -- in a 400 BC clinic.  Today, we visit a 2400-year-old clinic.

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity 2006: Rain Shadow

    Engines of Our Ingenuity 2006: Rain Shadow

    Episode: 2006 Sequim's strange blue hole in the midst of rain.  Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd stays dry.

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity 2243: Organizing for Disaster

    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.

    • 3 min
    Engines of Our Ingenuity 2693: To Our SHips

    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.

    • 3 min

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