Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2817: Creativity
Episode: 2817 Where do creative ideas come from? Today, let's talk about creativity.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2834: Wombs and Witchcraft
Episode: 2834 Wombs and Witchcraft: Edward Jorden's Suffocation of the Mother (1603). Today, wombs and witchcraft.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1495: The Chauffer Problem
Episode: 1495 The new technological elite: chauffeurs then, computer experts today. Today, we learn to drive our own cars -- and manage our own computers.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1494: X-Ray Hair Removal
Episode: 1494 The strange persistence of X-ray hair removal. Today, we kill ourselves to remove hair.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1492: Necessity in the Siege of Paris
Episode: 1492 Necessity and invention during the 1870 siege of Paris. Today, necessity, invention, and the Siege of Paris.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1491: Orpheus
Episode: 1491 In which business schools study a leaderless orchestra. Today, we have no leader.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2547: Charging Interest
Episode: 2547 Changing views on charging interest throughout history. Today, interest.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2831: Reading Cosmo
Episode: 2831 Reading the Long History of Cosmopolitan Magazine. Today, a great American magazine.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2674: The Royal Navy Surgeon
Episode: 2674 The Royal Navy Surgeon; Taking Medicine to Sea in the Age of Sail. Today, the Royal Navy Surgeon.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1490: Germs
Episode: 1490 Germs, John Snow, and the Broad Street Well. Today, we talk about germs.