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: 2753 Henry Laurence Gantt. Today, we chart new territory.
Episode: 2973 The Lady of Mysteries Agatha Christie; The Famous Detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Piorot. Today, the lady of mysteries.
Episode: 3075 Thucydides, Democracy, and Hope. Today, the problem of hope.
Episode: 2193 Matthew Arnold's honeymoon on Dover Beach: an odd Valentine's Day greeting. Today, a Valentine's Day greeting.
Episode: 2186 Lost beauty of old words: nostalgia thwarted a flood of new books. Today, language slips away from us.
Episode: 3225 Abraham Lincoln invents a boat which can free itself from sandbars. Today, Abe Lincoln, inventor.
Episode: 2748 Land Grant Colleges and the Morrill Acts. Today, college for all.
Episode: 3121 Charles Nicolle and the Transmission of Typhus. Today, we get typhus.
Episode: 2927 Dual Inheritance Theory: How our Genes and our Culture are co-evolving. Today, let's talk about cultural complexity.
Episode: 2182 Wondering why we believe in so much magic. Today, we believe magic.
Episode: 2181 In which a car salesman becomes a camel driver and rewrites archaeology. Today, two car salesmen rewrite history.
Episode: 2180 The strange longevity of the Hollow Earth hypothesis. Today, the Hollow Earth.
Episode: 2747 Ted: A different kind of conference. Today, ideas worth spreading.
Episode: 3077 When is a Victory not a Victory? The Battle of Navarino. Today, we ask: when is a victory not a victory?
Episode: 3266 Fireworks, Firecrackers, and Lunar New Year. Today, we ring the new year in with a bang.
