Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1409: The Redoubtable DC-3
Episode: 1409 The Douglas DC-3: an airplane for all seasons. Today, we ride the first modern passenger airplane.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1408: The Tortoise and the Hare
Episode: 1408 Fast game, slow game, and Stone Age population dynamics. Today, a Paleolithic story of the tortoise and the hare.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1407: A Matter of Size
Episode: 1407 A matter of size: scaling laws among living species. Today, a matter of size.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2491: Mitch Miller and the Gang
Episode: 2491 Mitch Miller and the Gang: A Look at American Pop Culture in the Late 1950s. Today, we follow the bouncing ball.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2809: A Goblin Book
Episode: 2809 Laurence Housman designs an edition of Christina Rossetti's poem Goblin Market. Today, Goblins, sisterly love, and a masterpiece of book design.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2613: Can We Hear Shapes?
Episode: 2613 Can we hear shapes? Today let's ask: Can we hear shapes?
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3320: Brown
Episode: 3320 Brown. Today, Let’s talk about the color brown.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1406: Medieval Age of Reason
Episode: 1406 The end of the medieval age of reason. Today, a brief bright era in medieval Europe.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1405: Brunel – Father and Son
Episode: 1405 Marc Isambard Brunel and his son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Today, two larger-than-life engineers.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1404: Prerequisites
Episode: 1404 Prerequisites seen as a reflection of the structure of science. Today, let's talk about the prerequisite course.