Engines of Our Ingenuity
Houston PR
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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Houston, TX
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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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English
Episodes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1313: Rotation
1/13/2025
Episode: 1313 Rotation: of coins, racquetballs, ballet dancers, and more. Today, let's think about rotation.
Duration:00:03:45
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1312: McDouall Stuart Expedition
1/12/2025
Episode: 1312 Crossing Australia -- from nine months to six minutes. Today, we cross Australia.
Duration:00:03:40
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1311: The Cistercians
1/11/2025
Episode: 1311 The Cistercian order, power technology, and innovation. Today, let's talk about monks and waterwheels.
Duration:00:03:38
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1310: Math and Abstraction
1/10/2025
Episode: 1310 Redeeming math and abstraction in our schools. Today, we ask why American math and science scores are slipping.
Duration:00:03:40
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2406: The Pigeonhole Principle
1/9/2025
Episode: 2406 The Pigeonhole Principle. Today, pigeons and pigeonholes.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2364: The Longest Year in History
1/8/2025
Episode: 2364 46 BC: In which Julius Caesar creates the longest year. Today, UH scholar Richard Armstrong tells us about the longest year in history.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2566: Champagne
1/7/2025
Episode: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses. Today, we pop the cork.
Duration:00:03:49
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2014: Bubbles in Soda
1/6/2025
Episode: 2014 Boiling bubbles and fizzing bubbles: So alike, so different! Today, bubbles in soda and bubbles in teakettles.
Duration:00:03:49
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1309: The deHavilland DH-4
1/5/2025
Episode: 1309 The DH-4: a forgotten and terribly influential WW-I warplane. Today, America tries to get off the ground in WW-I.
Duration:00:03:39
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1308: Charles Dellshau
1/4/2025
Episode: 1308 In which Charles Dellschau draws secret airships.Today, a Texas immigrant dreams and draws flight.
Duration:00:03:44
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1307: The Pendulum Clock
1/3/2025
Episode: 1307 Pendulum clock escapement: science and technology merging. Today, we attend the wedding of science and technology.
Duration:00:03:44
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2403: Cookbook
1/3/2025
Episode: 2403 Cookbook. Today, tasty treats.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1563: Toys
1/1/2025
Episode: 1563 Looking back at the impact of toys. Sorting through a box the other day, I found old toys -- a lead soldier, a stuffed dog, a set of blocks.
Duration:00:03:44
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2039: Quiet on the Western Front
12/31/2024
Episode: 2039 In which we experience quiet on the Western Front. Today, it's quiet on the Western Front.
Duration:00:03:53
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2669: Christmas Greenery
12/30/2024
Episode: 2669 Plants and greens associated with the Christmas Season. Today, Christmas greenery.
Duration:00:03:48
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1306: Voices From Adelaide
12/29/2024
Episode: 1306 Voices from Adelaide; Horace Lamb and Andrew Thomas on Mir. Today, a 120-year journey into space.
Duration:00:03:41
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1305: A = 440
12/28/2024
Episode: 1305 Setting concert pitch -- the elusive 440 A. Today, we set the pitch of a concert A.
Duration:00:03:45
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1304: Learning What Makes Musical Tones
12/27/2024
Episode: 1304 In which we learn how musical pitches are formed. Today, we learn what makes a musical tone.
Duration:00:03:38
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2401: The World at Our Fingertips
12/26/2024
Episode: 2401 Today, the world at our fingertips. The World At Our Fingertips: From Books to the World Wide Web.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3304: An American Encyclopedia
12/25/2024
Episode: 3304 Today, an encyclopedia and a new nation. Thomas Dobson publishes a multi-volume encyclopedia in the newly independent United States.
Duration:00:03:43