Podcast Episodes

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3373: Thomas Campion

Episode: 3373 Today we meet Thomas Campion: medical doctor, and a great poet and composer.  Today, let’s meet Thomas Campion.

2 weeks, 6 days ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1570: A New Light Bulb

Episode 1570

Episode: 1570 GE, light bulbs, and the product-driven innovation cycle.  Today, we talk about light bulbs and product innovation.

3 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1569: Alkahest

Episode 1569

Episode: 1569 Alkahest, the universal solvent.  Today, we look for the universal solvent.

3 weeks, 1 day ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1568: The Age of the Earth

Episode 1568

Episode: 1568 Lord Kelvin's miscalculation of the age of the earth.  Today, a Victorian scientist miscalculates the age of the earth.

3 weeks, 2 days ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2591: Instant Runoff Voting

Episode 2591

Episode: 2591 Instant runoff voting and the Academy Awards.  Today, what's best?

3 weeks, 3 days ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2885: Big Numbers

Episode 2885

Episode: 2885 Very Large Numbers.  Today, let's talk about very large numbers.

3 weeks, 4 days ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3372: Gaslighting

Episode 3372

Episode: 3372 Rhetoric, Objectivity, and Gaslighting.  Today, we flip the switch on “gaslight.”

3 weeks, 5 days ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3371: Mary Colter

Episode 3371

Episode: 3371 The creative work and relative anonymity of Mary Coulter, and her Native American architecturally themed designs.  Today, meet Mary Col…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1567: Christopher Wren, Physician

Episode 1566

Episode: 1567 Christopher Wren: a great architect first learns medicine.  Today, an unexpected student of medicine.

4 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1566: Glottochronology

Episode 1566

Episode: 1566 Glottochronology: In which language decays like carbon-14.  Today, a new word for you: glottochronology.

4 weeks, 1 day ago