Engines of Our Ingenuity
Summary: 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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Podcasts:
Episode: 3113 Rational Economic Man. Today, what makes rational, rational?
Episode: 1317 The first iron-smelting in Colonial America: Hammersmith on the Saugus. Today, we smelt the first American iron.
Episode: 3112 Donald Barthelme: Creative Editor. Today, a sheriff of an editor.
Episode: 1316 Parachutes: for fun or for survival? Today, let's fall safely out of the sky.
Episode: 1314 Amistad, art and revolution: artists join the fight for freedom. Today, art and slavery.
Episode: 3111 Temple Geometry: Sacred Mathematics in Japan's Edo Period. Today, a very different expression of religion.
Episode: 1313 Rotation: of coins, racquetballs, ballet dancers, and more. Today, let's think about rotation.
Episode: 2556 Euclid’s Elements, David Hilbert, and modern notions of mathematical abstraction. Today, making a point.
Episode: 1311 The Cistercian order, power technology, and innovation. Today, let's talk about monks and waterwheels.
Episode: 1310 Redeeming math and abstraction in our schools. Today, we ask why American math and science scores are slipping.
Episode: 3110 Home Plumbing Traps and Vents. Today, down the drain.
Episode: 1309 The DH-4: a forgotten and terribly influential WW-I warplane. Today, America tries to get off the ground in WW-I.
Episode: 3109 Mathematics says that we should never disagree, but we still do. Today, let's talk about what I know that you know.
Episode: 1308 In which Charles Dellschau draws secret airships. Today, a Texas immigrant dreams and draws flight.
Episode: 1305 Setting concert pitch -- the elusive 440 A. Today, we set the pitch of a concert A.
