Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1279: Kater’s Applied Mechanics
Episode: 1279 Two Newtons, an old mechanics text, and the fight against slavery. Today, a moving bit of marginalia.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2384: Sway
Episode: 2384 Swaying wooden roller coasters. Today, we sway.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2487: Von Neuman, Computers, and Brains
Episode: 2487 John von Neumann's ideas on the similarities and differences of computers and brains. Today, UH math professor Krešo Josić talks about brains, computers and John von Neumann.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2143: Emma Lazarus
Episode: 2143 In which Emma Lazarus reinvents the Statue of Liberty. Today, UH scholar Dorothy Baker tells us about Emma Lazarus.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1278: Quonset Huts
Episode: 1278 The Quonset hut: a design with remarkable staying power. Today, we build an instant house.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1277: Railroads in Winter
Episode: 1277 Railroads in winter: finding our way through the snow. Today, rails and snow.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1276: A Feast of Lights
Episode: 1276 In which the art leads the mind how to cast light on nature. Today, light calls up the creative muse.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1275: An Old Company Town
Episode: 1275 Merthyr Tydfil, a window into the squalid conditions after the Industrial Revolution. Today, let's visit Merthyr Tydfil.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2361: Cellulosic Ethanol
Episode: 2361 Making ethanol from cellulose. Today, we make moonshine.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2279: Babies in Sideshows
Episode: 2279 In which medical people learn how to save babies on the boardwalk. Today, our guest, medical historian Julie Anderson takes us to see premature babies at carnival sideshows.