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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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 1442: Walter Chrysler and the texture of fame
9/20/2025
Episode: 1442 Walter Chrysler and the texture of fame. Today, an odd glimpse of the texture of fame.
Duration:00:03:39
The Engines of our Ingenuity 1441: Secret New York
9/19/2025
Episode: 1441 The secret places that define a city. Today, we look for the secret places that complete a city.
Duration:00:03:42
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2507: The Unsung Engineer
9/18/2025
Episode: 2507 The Unsung Engineer: The Mechanical Arts in Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie. Today, celebrating the mechanical arts.
Duration:00:03:49
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3330: Castle Drogo
9/17/2025
Episode: 3330 Building 20th century Castle Drogo Designed by Edwin Lutyens. Today, building a twentieth-century Castle.
Duration:00:03:49
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2816: Beginning Volcanology
9/16/2025
Episode: 2816 Sir William Hamilton and the Beginnings of Volcanology. Today, the beginnings of volcanology.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1440: Steam Engines in England
9/15/2025
Episode: 1440 Steam engines in England during the 18th century. Today, a look at steam engines in 18th-century England.
Duration:00:03:39
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1439: A Capital Ship on an Ocean Trip
9/14/2025
Episode: 1439 A capital ship on an ocean trip: a reflection on battleships. Today, let's talk about battleships.
Duration:00:03:44
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1438: The XP-75
9/13/2025
Episode: 1438 The story of a failed airplane design -- the XP-75. Today, we try to build a perfect airplane.
Duration:00:03:48
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1436: Adding It Up in 1910
9/12/2025
Episode: 1436 Adding it up in 1910: A book grapples with the coming 20th century. Today, a world prepares to be transformed.
Duration:00:03:46
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2503: Rod Serling
9/11/2025
Episode: 2503 Story-Teller Rod Serling and the Twilight Zone. Today, a story — submitted for your approval.
Duration:00:03:51
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2684: Will Computers Replace Scientists?
9/10/2025
Episode: 2684 Will Computers Replace Scientists? Today, will computers replace scientists?
Duration:00:03:49
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2873: Encounter of the Third Kind
9/9/2025
Episode: 2873 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life; Drake Equation Explained; Aliens from Other Planets. Today, an encounter of the third kind.
Duration:00:03:51
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1435: Rudolph Diesel
9/7/2025
Episode: 1435 Rudolf Diesel, his engine, and a look at invention. Today, meet Rudolf Diesel.
Duration:00:03:46
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1434: Systems, Complexity, and Simplicity
9/7/2025
Episode: 1434 Reflections on systems, complexity, and modern life. Today, let's see what happens when our technologies join forces.
Duration:00:03:43
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1432: Decisiveness
9/6/2025
Episode: 1432 Thoughts in dispraise of decisiveness. Today, let's not decide.
Duration:00:03:48
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1431: Dogs
9/5/2025
Episode: 1431 In which dogs humanize us. Today, some sidelights on the history of dogs.
Duration:00:03:38
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2501: Nietzsche, Strauss, and Kubrick
9/4/2025
Episode: 2501 Nietzsche, Strauss, Kubrick, and a Trilogy of Metaphor. Today, a story — in three parts.
Duration:00:03:53
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2790: Vaccine Scares
9/3/2025
Episode: 2790 The Dynamics of Vaccine Scares. Today, let's talk about vaccine scares.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2714: Hub Motors
9/2/2025
Episode: 2714 Hub Motors, aka In-Wheel Motors and their applications in electric vehicles. Today, re-inventing...wheels.
Duration:00:03:49
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1430: A Concern About Genius
9/1/2025
Episode: 1430 A concern about the complexity and danger of genius. Today, I find genius puzzling.
Duration:00:03:45