Engines of Our Ingenuity show

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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 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1120: Cayley’s Flying Machine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:32

Episode: 1120 Cayley's Flying Machine.  Today, a boy begins what the Wrights will finish.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1119: An Old Book of Recipes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:33

Episode: 1119 Lee's Priceless Recipes: How to make everything from lipstick to dynamite.  Today, a book tells how our great-grandparents did things.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1118: Nuclear Power | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:36

Episode: 1118 What in the world did we let happen to nuclear power?  Today, let's talk about nuclear power in America.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1897: Optimal Routes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:49

Episode: 1897 Optimization: much more than just driving to work and selling door-to-door.  Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd drives us to work.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2798: Behold the Mighty Transistor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:50

Episode: 2798 Behold the Mighty Transistor.  Today, a small item creates a large impact.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3204: Mobility Matters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:43

Episode: 3204 Transforming Transportation from Engines to Motors.  Today, our thoughts are about motors instead of engines.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1117: History of the Wound | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:30

Episode: 1117 Searching out the early history of treating wounds.  Today, we look for the history of the wound.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1116: An Attack on Superhighways | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:32

Episode: 1116 Revisiting a 1970 attack on the Interstate Highway System.  Today, let's look at an old attack on the Interstate Highway System.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1114: Gore’s Metaphor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:37

Episode: 1114 Today, let's talk about distributed intelligence.  Al Gore's metaphor of distributed intelligence.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1115: Books of the Century | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:34

Episode: 1115 New York Library's selection of the Books of the Century.  Today, a bold listing of books that've shaped us.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1859: Hal, the Computer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:48

Episode: 1859 Today, our guest, scientist Andrew Boyd discusses a legendary movie figure.  Waiting for HAL 9000: the lure of artificial intelligence.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2279: Babies in Sideshows | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:50

Episode: 2279 In which medical people learn how to save babies on the boardwalk.  Today, our guest, medical historian Julie Anderson takes us to see premature babies at carnival sideshows.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3112: Creative Editor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:51

Episode: 3112 Donald Barthelme: Creative Editor.  Today, a sheriff of an editor.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1113: How Can I Tell You About Math? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:36

Episode: 1113 How can we talk to our children about mathematics?  Today, three mathematicians wonder how to teach math.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1112: On Being Human | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:31

Episode: 1112 Rene Dubos asks "What makes us human?".  Today, a scientist wonders what sets us apart as humans.

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