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: 1702 Memory and meaning: How actors remember all those lines. Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, talks about memory and meaning.
Episode: 2697 A B-17 spared by the most basic human instinct. Today, a B-17 spared.
Episode: 2695 The 21st Century information floodtide, seen as applied hydraulics. Today, information flows like water.
Episode: 2689 Chester Carlson: The hard life that gave us photocopiers. Today, we copy a page.
Episode: 2688 Specific Strength: Another way of deciding how strong a material is. Today, wood or metal?
Episode: 2918 Norman Brinker and the History of Restaurant Chains. Today, one link at a time.
Episode: 2719 The Mathematics of Language. Today, let's see what mathematics can tell us about language.
Episode: 2002 The almost-first patent: from stained glass to genetically modified mice. Today, guest historian Cathy Patterson with a story about patents.
Episode: 2681 Mary and Richard Proctor: Two generations of astronomy science and popularization. Today, Mary Proctor and the stars.
Episode: 2685 C. P. Snow's two cultures after 52 years and the coming of the Internet. Today, C. P. Snow at a cocktail party.
Episode: 2679 The SS Selma: a strange monument to ferrocement ships in Galveston Bay. Today, a story for anyone who's been to Galveston.
Episode: 2677 What is a Tun? Reflections on a confusion of weight and volume. Today, what is a T-U-N?
Episode: 2917 The NBC Opera Theatre. Today, it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.
Episode: 3235 Gender, labor history, and the devaluation of film editing. Today, the mother of all film editors.
Episode: 2813 Seneca the Younger and the Great Earthquake of 62 AD. Today, an ancient earthquake.
