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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 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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Episodes

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1137: America at the First Modern Olympics

3/18/2024
Episode: 1137 America goes to the first modern Olympic Games. Today, amateur America goes to its first Olympic Games.

Duration:00:03:32

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1135: Ol’ Man River

3/17/2024
Episode: 1135 Trying to hold a river that doesn't want to be held. Today, the Mississippi writes a parable about going with the flow.

Duration:00:03:32

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1134: Linear B

3/16/2024
Episode: 1134 Linear A and Linear B: Decoding the old Minoan scripts. Today, we struggle to read what our ancestors are saying to us.

Duration:00:03:38

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1133: Lucille Treganowan

3/15/2024
Episode: 1133 Of Lucille Treganowan and automobile transmission repair. Today, let's meet an unexpected auto mechanic.

Duration:00:03:29

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1929: Switched on Bach

3/14/2024
Episode: 1929 Wendy Carlos and Switched-On Bach -- new technology, new music. Today, guest scientist Andy Boyd makes music.

Duration:00:03:45

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2998: Evolution in a Test Tube

3/13/2024
Episode: 2998 Test Tube Evolution. Today, evolution in a test tube.

Duration:00:03:50

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2851: Unplanned Obsolescence

3/12/2024
Episode: 2851 The Lake Breeze Fan: Unplanned Obsolescence. Today, invention and obsolescence.

Duration:00:03:47

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1132: The Siege of Paris

3/11/2024
Episode: 1132 In which balloons deliver the mail during the Siege of Paris. Today, the very first airmail service is used to break a siege.

Duration:00:03:36

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1131: John Hunter

3/10/2024
Episode: 1131 John Hunter: idiosyncratic medical pioneer. Today, the history of medicine provides a strange hero.

Duration:00:03:36

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1129: Alphonse Penaud

3/9/2024
Episode: 1129 In which Alphonse Penaud invents the model airplane. Today, a very young man teaches us to fly, after all.

Duration:00:03:33

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1128: Of Whales and Elephants

3/8/2024
Episode: 1128 Of whales and elephants: a remarkable convergence of attributes. Today, we find that whales and elephants have more in common than just size.

Duration:00:03:30

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1926: Rhetoric

3/7/2024
Episode: 1926 Rhetoric: An ancient idea in serious need of rehabilitation. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd persuades us.

Duration:00:03:42

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2654: Bike Variations

3/6/2024
Episode: 2654 Recumbent bicycles and the One Hour record. Today, variations on a bicycle.

Duration:00:03:50

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3295: The Age of Silicon-Based Species

3/5/2024
Episode: 3295 The Age of Non-Carbon Species; The Age of Artificial Intelligence. Today, the age of silicon-based species.

Duration:00:03:45

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1127: Germany and the Atom Bomb

3/4/2024
Episode: 1127 Why Germany didn't make an atomic bomb during WW-II? Today, we ask about Germany and the atom bomb in WW-II.

Duration:00:03:33

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1126: An Academic Hoax

3/3/2024
Episode: 1126 An academic hoax: When we let our words get too complicated. Today, a disturbing parable about clarity and falsehood.

Duration:00:03:35

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1125: The Visible Man

3/2/2024
Episode: 1125 The Visible Man: An executed convict is brought back to life on the internet. Today, we create a body of knowledge.

Duration:00:03:32

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1124: The New Religion

3/1/2024
Episode: 1124 Pythagoras' Trousers: How physics and the priesthood are reopening to women. Today, let's talk about physics, religion, and gender.

Duration:00:03:35

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1921: Arrow’s Paradox

2/29/2024
Episode: 1921 Arrow's Paradox and third party candidates. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd votes.

Duration:00:03:48

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3014: Measuring Almost Nothing

2/28/2024
Episode: 3014 Measuring Almost Nothing. Today, we measure almost nothing.

Duration:00:03:49