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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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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2594: Ptolemy’s Geographia
5/14/2026
Episode: 2594 Mapping the World: Ptolemy's Geographia. Today, a man and a map.
Duration:00:03:49
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3029: Model Citizen
5/13/2026
Episode: 3029 Model Citizen. Today, lets talk about models.
Duration:00:03:37
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2081: A Monstrosity and a Skeptic
5/12/2026
Episode: 2081 A Monstrosity, a Skeptic, and a new view of the 16th century. Today, guest historian Cathy Patterson gives birth to a cat.
Duration:00:03:45
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3373: Thomas Campion
5/11/2026
Episode: 3373 Today we meet Thomas Campion: medical doctor, and a great poet and composer. Today, let’s meet Thomas Campion.
Duration:00:04:09
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1570: A New Light Bulb
5/10/2026
Episode: 1570 GE, light bulbs, and the product-driven innovation cycle. Today, we talk about light bulbs and product innovation.
Duration:00:03:44
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1569: Alkahest
5/9/2026
Episode: 1569 Alkahest, the universal solvent. Today, we look for the universal solvent.
Duration:00:03:41
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1568: The Age of the Earth
5/8/2026
Episode: 1568 Lord Kelvin's miscalculation of the age of the earth. Today, a Victorian scientist miscalculates the age of the earth.
Duration:00:03:42
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2591: Instant Runoff Voting
5/7/2026
Episode: 2591 Instant runoff voting and the Academy Awards. Today, what's best?
Duration:00:03:49
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2885: Big Numbers
5/6/2026
Episode: 2885 Very Large Numbers. Today, let's talk about very large numbers.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3372: Gaslighting
5/5/2026
Episode: 3372 Rhetoric, Objectivity, and Gaslighting. Today, we flip the switch on “gaslight.”
Duration:00:03:44
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3371: Mary Colter
5/4/2026
Episode: 3371 The creative work and relative anonymity of Mary Coulter, and her Native American architecturally themed designs. Today, meet Mary Colter.
Duration:00:03:53
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1567: Christopher Wren, Physician
5/3/2026
Episode: 1567 Christopher Wren: a great architect first learns medicine. Today, an unexpected student of medicine.
Duration:00:03:41
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1566: Glottochronology
5/2/2026
Episode: 1566 Glottochronology: In which language decays like carbon-14. Today, a new word for you: glottochronology.
Duration:00:03:41
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1565: Hysplex
5/1/2026
Episode: 1565 Using the hysplex to start an ancient Greek foot race. Today, we learn how to start a foot race.
Duration:00:03:41
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2588: Synthetic Sound Waves
4/30/2026
Episode: 2588 Synthetic Sound Waves. Today, the sound of music.
Duration:00:03:49
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3370: Poetic Meter
4/29/2026
Episode: 3370 A Look at Poetry and the Importance of Rhythmic Metre. Today, the rhythm of poetry.
Duration:00:03:52
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3369: Tiny Living Factories
4/28/2026
Episode: 3369 Small cells and microorganism that behave like living factories. Today, tiny living factories.
Duration:00:03:35
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3368: Reality
4/26/2026
Episode: 3368 The possibility that there exists a reality out of reach of any human science. Today, we wonder what’s real.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1564: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
4/26/2026
Episode: 1564 The Second Law of Thermodynamics and time's arrow. Today, we see why time goes only from then to now.
Duration:00:03:40
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1562: Guido da Viegevano
4/25/2026
Episode: 1562 Guido da Vigevano uses war as an excuse to invent. Today, a medieval inventor goes to war -- almost.
Duration:00:03:41