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Back to SearchThe Engines of Our Ingenuity 3334: In Praise of Humble Lint
Episode 3334
Episode: 3334 In Praise of Humble Lint. Today highlighting a former fabric byproduct.
Published on 11 hours ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2818: The Pompeian Paradox
Episode 2818
Episode: 2818 The Pompeian Paradox and Fiorelli's Body Casts. Today, the Pompeian paradox.
Published on 1 day, 11 hours ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1461: Telescopes
Episode 1461
Episode: 1461 George Everett Hale and BIG telescopes. Today, we look through some really big telescopes.
Published on 2 days, 11 hours ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1460: Chindogu
Episode 1460
Episode: 1460 The little-known Japanese art of Chindogu. Today, the odd Japanese art of Chindogu.
Published on 3 days, 11 hours ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1459: Teaching and Ambiguity
Episode 1459
Episode: 1459 A tongue-tied attempt to say what teaching is. Today, teaching and ambiguity.
Published on 4 days, 11 hours ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1458: Streetcars in Houston
Episode 1458
Episode: 1458 The brief bright day of the electric trolley in Houston. Today, let's ride the Houston trolley.
Published on 5 days, 11 hours ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2520: Hybrid Car Technology
Episode 2520
Episode: 2520 Hybrid Electric Car Technology. Today, we hit the brakes.
Published on 6 days, 11 hours ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2815: How Ideas Spread
Episode 2815
Episode: 2815 The spread of ideas in social networks. Today, let's talk about engineered social networks.
Published on 1 week ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2638: Artificial Gravity
Episode 2638
Episode: 2638 Artificial Gravity for Human Spaceflight; What is Gained, What is Lost. Today, astronaut Michael Barratt discusses the pros and cons of artificial gravity.
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1457: Eratosthene’s Diameter of Earth
Episode 1457
Episode: 1457 Eratosthenes's 2200 year old calculation of Earth's size. Today, we measure the earth.
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago