Podcast Episodes

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1594: The Mad Scientist

Episode 1594

Episode: 1594 The Mad Scientist -- he keeps coming back.  Today, the mad scientist.

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1593: LST-325

Episode 1593

Episode: 1593 The LST-325: Thirty old men and an old ship become young again.  Today, the LST-325.

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2608: Maria Telkes

Episode 2608

Episode: 2608 Maria Telkes: Solar Energy Pioneer.  Today, here comes the sun.

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3383: Mr. Herschel’s Millstone

Episode 3383

Episode: 3383 Mr. Herschel’s Milky Way “millstone”.  Today, an early Milky Way model.

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3382: Disorder

Episode 3382

Episode: 3382 Thoughts about coping with the disorder in our lives and the disorder in our world.  Today, disorder.

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3381: Shuttle-Carrier N905NA

Episode 3381

Episode: 3381 The last ride of NASA’s Shuttle carrier, N905NA.  Today, the last Shuttle-carrier.

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1592: Specialized Language

Episode: 1592 In which we use fancy words instead of simple ones.  Today, the quotidian denominator.

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1591: Completed Technologies

Episode 1591

Episode: 1591 Baroque violins and the notion of a completed technology.  Today, let's talk about complete technologies.

2 months, 4 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1590: The Great Wall of China

Episode 1590

Episode: 1590 The Great Wall of China -- a long and checquered history.  Today, a 2300-year-old wall.

2 months, 4 weeks ago

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2606 More Beautiful Books

Episode 2606

Episode: 2606 More Beautiful Books: revisiting books by the foot.  Today, the measure of a book.

2 months, 4 weeks ago