Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3360: Fender Rhodes
Episode: 3360 The incomparable sound of the legendary Fender Rhodes. Today we consider "The legendary Fender Rhodes".
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3359: Darwin-Wedgwood
Episode: 3359 An very special lineage: Charles Darwin: Grandson of Josiah Wedgwood and Erasmus Darwin. Today, Charles Darwin’s grandparents.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3358: Onesiphore Pecqueur
Episode: 3358 Onesiphore Pecqueur and the invention of your car’s differential gears. Today, let us meet Onesiphore Pecqueur.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1535: Inventing the Clock
Episode: 1535 The mechanical clock as tactile philosophy. Today, we invent the mechanical clock.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1534: Acceleration
Episode: 1534 Making sense of the slippery concept of acceleration. Today, let's think about falling.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2563: Isaac Asimov
Episode: 2563 The Prolific Isaac Asimov. Today, science or fiction?
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3357: Backpropagation
Episode: 3357 Backpropagation: The idea that powers modern AI. Today, backpropagation, the trick behind modern AI.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3356: Calligraphic Art
Episode: 3356 A form of decorative calligraphic art emerges from penmanship instruction at 19th century business colleges. Today, when handwriting became art.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3355: Tin Cans
Episode: 3355 The rise of the lowly and ubiquitous Tin Can, and its various openers. Today, let us make tin cans.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1533: The Triple Nickel
Episode: 1533 The Triple Nickel: the first Black paratroopers become smoke jumpers. Today, a secret WW-II battle.