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: 2064 Seeing what we might have otherwise driven past on the South Texas coast. Today, let's go birding.
Episode: 2063 Edward Youmans and 19th-century American education. Today, education in the outback.
Episode: 2642 The Importance of Structuring Data. Today, putting it all together.
Episode: 2740 The mathematics of slot machines. Today, the mathematics of slot machines.
Episode: 2640 Joy and Tragedy in the Life of the Singing Nun. Today, joy and tragedy.
Episode: 2061 The voice of the a'yahos: Legends and natural disasters. Today, we hear an a'yahos.
Episode: 2060 A 75th anniversary edition of Time magazine. Today, 75 years of Time.
Episode: 2056 In which we humans learn how to breathe water. Today, let's swim like fish.
Episode: 2639 The Seattle World's Fair and the Space Needle. Today, a landmark in the clouds.
Episode: 2823 Gilles de la Tourette and Hypnotic Crimes. Today, hypnotic crimes.
Episode: 2473 King Ludwig II and his castle at Neuschwanstein. Today, a swan on a mountain.
Episode: 2631 The Double Slit Experiment. Today, a mysterious experiment.
Episode: 2052 The many inventions of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney. Today, we ride a gurney.
Episode: 2051 In which we rediscover how to fit the music to the room. Today, music fills a room.
Episode: 1856 Form and feeling, a necessary partnership. Today, our guest. Seattle actor Megan Cole, considers a necessary partnership.
