Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1346: 1900
Episode: 1346 The World's Work magazine shows what we were thinking a century ago. Today, a magazine looks at the century past, and the one to come.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2444: Of Wombats and Armadillos
Episode: 2444 Of Wombats and Armadillos: Using Animals to Teach Probability. Today, why did the wombat cross the road?
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2944: Max Planck’s Triumphs and Tragedies
Episode: 2944 The Father of Quantum Theory, The Perseverance of a Scientist Facing Multiple Tragedies. Today, a scientist's triumphs and tragedies.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2497: From Texas to Central Park
Episode: 2497 Frederick Law Olmsted on the Texas Frontier. Today, we go from the Texas frontier to Central Park.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1345: The Pantheon
Episode: 1345 Hadrian's Pantheon: The world's largest domed structure for 1800 years. Today we build a big room.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1344: The Monitor’s Flush Toilet
Episode: 1344 The Monitor's flush toilet: lessons from emerging technologies. Today, lessons from emerging technologies, under the worst conditions.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1343: Forgotten Lore
Episode: 1343 Forgotten lore: How much should we trouble to remember. Today, the past fades away.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1041: Chinese Pharmacy
Episode: 1041 A Chinese pharmacopoeia -- 2000 years ago. Today, we ask how the Chinese managed to hide their candle under a bushel.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2441: Temple Geometry
Episode: 2441 Temple Geometry: Sacred Mathematics in Japan's Edo Period. Today, temple geometry.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2408: Roman Political Invective
Episode: 2408 Roman Political Invective. Today, a look at Roman mudslinging.