100 episodes
Engines of Our Ingenuity Houston Public Media
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4.8 • 165 Ratings
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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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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1164: Things Bite Back
Episode: 1164 Why Things Bite Back: The Revenge Effect. Today, nature takes revenge.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1163: A Better Mousetrap
Episode: 1163 To build a better mousetrap -- that people will use. Today, let's build a better mousetrap.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1162: Systems
Episode: 1162 Systems: Much more than the sum of their parts. Today, let's see how machines transcend themselves.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1979: Airplane Reservations
Episode: 1979 How to process five thousand airline reservation requests in one second. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd buys plane tickets.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3001: Archimedes To the Rescue
Episode: 3001 Archimedes to the Rescue. Today, Archimedes to the rescue.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2739: Hall
Episode: 2739 Evolution of the Hall from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Today, a room without a view.
Customer Reviews
This cannot end
I have been listening to this for 3 years and I cannot get enough. I listen to it in the car with my kids, although they are very young they are hearing about the wonders of engineeringand how inventive minds work
My First Exposure to Science
I remember listening to this show everyday on my way to elementary school. Thank you, John Lienhart for the great memories.
Each episode is packed with knowledge, like an espresso bean.
Great starting point for exploring new subjects.
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