Engines of Our Ingenuity
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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.
Engines of Our Ingenuity
13h ago
Episode: 1294 The clock as preparation for modern science. Today, clocks tell us more than just the time of day ..read more
Engines of Our Ingenuity
2d ago
Episode: 1293 Some technology that we don't see when we first look. Today, some technologies we don't see when we first look ..read more
Engines of Our Ingenuity
3d ago
Episode: 1292 Alchemy and modern science: how much magic should we accept? Today, old magic finds a place in modern science ..read more
Engines of Our Ingenuity
4d ago
Episode: 2393 What Can Be Done About the Energy Consumed by Computers? Today, greener computing ..read more
Engines of Our Ingenuity
5d ago
Episode: 2768 Percy Spencer and the microwave oven. Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker considers the Microwave Oven ..read more
Engines of Our Ingenuity
6d ago
Episode: 3303 Painting wood grain to express alternate realities. Today, painting the swirls of wood grain ..read more
Engines of Our Ingenuity
1w ago
Episode: 1291 In which sheet music offers a record of our country. Today, America's story spins out in the songs we sing ..read more
Engines of Our Ingenuity
1w ago
Episode: 1290 Risk and vocation: when smart people look for safe lives. Today, we teach our best and brightest to avoid risk ..read more
Engines of Our Ingenuity
1w ago
Episode: 1289 Those Vulgar Tubes: human waste disposal aboard old ships. Today, we try to keep ships clean ..read more
Engines of Our Ingenuity
1w ago
Episode: 1288 Instability, self-control, and the metaphor of flight. Today, flight shapes yet another metaphor ..read more