Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3266: New Year Fireworks
Episode: 3266 Fireworks, Firecrackers, and Lunar New Year. Today, we ring the new year in with a bang.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2838: The Mysterious Small
Episode: 2838 The World of Small Dimensions; Nano-Dimensions and Pico-Times. Today, we explore Small.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1324: C Rations
Episode: 1324 C rations: Armies trying to travel on their stomachs. Today, an army tries to travel on its stomach.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1323: Fleming’s Electric Valve
Episode: 1323 Fleming, the light bulb, and the vacuum tube. Today, an analogy changes our world.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1322: Beating the System
Episode: 1322 Five college degrees in six years: What does it mean? Today, some thoughts about beating the system.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1321: Century-Old Solar Collector
Episode: 1321 A modern solar collector, a century before its time. Today, an idea whose time had not yet come.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2418: Luck and Las Vegas
Episode: 2418 Quantifying the chance of losing at casino games. Today, luck and Las Vegas.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3235: Verna Fields, “Mother Cutter”
Episode: 3235 Gender, labor history, and the devaluation of film editing. Today, the mother of all film editors.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2822: Herodotus
Episode: 2822 Herodotus describing historical events of 5th century BC, fantastical and entertaining component of The Histories. Today, we visit Herodotus.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1320: Intellectual Misdirection
Episode: 1320 Today, we wonder where to look for our new widget. Intellectual misdirection: looking inside and outside our heads for knowledge.