Engines of Our Ingenuity
Engines of Our Ingenuity
Houston Public Media
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.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1118: Nuclear Power
Episode: 1118 What in the world did we let happen to nuclear power?  Today, let's talk about nuclear power in America.
Feb 15
3 min
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1897: Optimal Routes
Episode: 1897 Optimization: much more than just driving to work and selling door-to-door.  Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd drives us to work.
Feb 14
3 min
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2798: Behold the Mighty Transistor
Episode: 2798 Behold the Mighty Transistor.  Today, a small item creates a large impact.
Feb 13
3 min
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3204: Mobility Matters
Episode: 3204 Transforming Transportation from Engines to Motors.  Today, our thoughts are about motors instead of engines.
Feb 12
3 min
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1117: History of the Wound
Episode: 1117 Searching out the early history of treating wounds.  Today, we look for the history of the wound.
Feb 11
3 min
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1116: An Attack on Superhighways
Episode: 1116 Revisiting a 1970 attack on the Interstate Highway System.  Today, let's look at an old attack on the Interstate Highway System.
Feb 10
3 min
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1114: Gore’s Metaphor
Episode: 1114 Today, let's talk about distributed intelligence.  Al Gore's metaphor of distributed intelligence.
Feb 9
3 min
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1115: Books of the Century
Episode: 1115 New York Library's selection of the Books of the Century.  Today, a bold listing of books that've shaped us.
Feb 8
3 min
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1859: Hal, the Computer
Episode: 1859 Today, our guest, scientist Andrew Boyd discusses a legendary movie figure.  Waiting for HAL 9000: the lure of artificial intelligence.
Feb 7
3 min
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2279: Babies in Sideshows
Episode: 2279 In which medical people learn how to save babies on the boardwalk.  Today, our guest, medical historian Julie Anderson takes us to see premature babies at carnival sideshows.
Feb 6
3 min
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