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Back to SearchThe Engines of Our Ingenuity 3343: Frank Rosenblatt’s Perceptron
Episode 3343
Episode: 3343 Frank Rosenblatt's perceptron and the quest to design machines that can learn. Today, the origin of learning in artificial neural networks.
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3344: Rachel Ruysch
Episode 3344
Episode: 3344 That Rare Find, Rachel Ruysch. Today, we talk diversity in art and nature.
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1477: A Car for Anne Boleyn
Episode 1477
Episode: 1477 A horseless carriage offered to Anne Boleyn. Today, we offer Anne Boleyn an automobile.
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1476: Inventing the Dishwasher
Episode 1476
Episode: 1476 In which Josephine Cochrane invents the dishwasher. Today, the birth of the dishwasher.
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1475: Evariste Galois
Episode 1475
Episode: 1475 The tragic tale of Evariste Galois. Today, let's tell the remarkable tale of Evariste Galois.
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1474: Beach’s Secret Subway
Episode 1474
Episode: 1474 Alfred Ely Beach builds a secret subway in New York City. Today, a secret subway.
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2535: Times Tables
Episode 2535
Episode: 2535 The base of a number system: times tables and memorization. Today, go forth and multiply.
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3341: The McCulloch-Pitts Model
Episode 3341
Episode: 3341 How Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts laid the foundation for current AI research. Today, the origin of artificial neural networks.
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3340: Scissors
Episode 3340
Episode: 3340 We look at the curious mechanics behind scissors. Today, let’s look at scissors.
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1473: Titanic and Great Eastern
Episode 1473
Episode: 1473 Two unsinkable ships: the Titanic and the Great Eastern. Today, a story of two ships. One sank. One didn't.
Published on 4 weeks ago