Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1542: Francis Bacon
Episode: 1542 In which Francis Bacon pushes a strict Aristotelian Agenda. Today, science tries to find its way.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1541: History and Horseshoe Nails
Episode: 1541 Do 'Horseshoe Nails' really alter human history? Today, we ask if horseshoe nails are real.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1540: The Ironclad Turtle
Episode: 1540 The Korean Turtle Boat - the first ironclad. Today, we meet a turtle with an iron shell.
Bay Curious - The Bear on the California Flag
There's a pervasive story that the bear on California's state flag is modeled on a real California grizzly that was kept in captivity in San Francisco in the late 1800s. But when Bay Curious listener Mark Karn started researching Monarch, the facts weren't lining up for him. He wants to know, is it really Monarch on the state flag? Or, could it be a different bear altogether?
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- Who Is the Bear on the California Flag? A Story Bigger Than One Legend
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2572: Melville and Anna Bissell
Episode: 2572 Melville and Anna Bissell and the Carpet Sweeper. Today, a husband and wife engineer success.
Curious City - Chicago came under martial law after the Great Fire. Did it help?
The mayor of Chicago declared martial law after the Great Fire in 1871. The military occupation ended days later, after the death of a civilian. We look back at that history and get the help of legal experts to answer these questions: Was Operation Midway Blitz — the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago — an example of martial law? What is martial law, anyway?
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3363: Reinforcement Learning
Episode: 3363 Richard Sutton and reinforcement learning. Today, reinforcement learning.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3362: The Engineering Magazine
Episode: 3362 A 1914 Engineering Magazine teaches us much about the evolution of our technology. Today, a revealing old magazine.
Bay Curious - Secrets of Golden Gate Park
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is at the heart of city life. Created in 1870 when the land was mostly sand dunes, the park is now one of the crown jewels of the city by the bay and is a must-visit for anyone traveling here. World famous institutions like the Conservatory of Flowers, De Young Museum, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco Botanical Gardens and Japanese Tea Gardens are located in the park, but there are just as many hidden trails, magical dells and places to get lost. We explore some of the hidden delights of Golden Gate Park that even devoted locals might not know about. And, we'll tell the epic story of how this park got built in the first place.
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- Golden Gate Park Was Once Miles and Miles of Sand Dunes
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- A Very Curious Walking Tour of Golden Gate Park
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3361: Ravens in Thin Air
Episode: 3361 The versatile, intelligent, Raven has much to teach us. Today, ravens in thin air.