Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1319: Differential Analyzer
Episode: 1319 Vannevar Bush and the great Rockefeller Differential Analyzer. Today, a eulogy for a machine.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1318: Three-Field Rotation
Episode: 1318 Three-field crop rotation and the origins of Western technology. Today, putting horses to work proves harder than we might think.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3305: An Inland Seaport
Episode: 3305 An inland shipping port expands our vision of seaports. Today, an inland seaport.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2414: Intuition Versus Numbers
Episode: 2414 Using numbers in baseball and business. Today, intuition, or numbers.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2553: Complexity and Emergence
Episode: 2553 Emergence and complexity in virtual and living systems. Today, let's talks about emergence.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2411: Hudson’s Bay Company
Episode: 2411 Hudson's Bay Company. Today, fur traders and far-off borders.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1317: Iron in America
Episode: 1317 The first iron-smelting in Colonial America: Hammersmith on the Saugus. Today, we smelt the first American iron.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1316: Parachutes
Episode: 1316 Parachutes: for fun or for survival? Today, let's fall safely out of the sky.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1315: Algae Burgers
Episode: 1315 Chlorella: the day we decided not to eat algae burgers. Today, we try to create a new food.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1314: Cinqué
Episode: 1314 Amistad, art and revolution: artists join the fight for freedom. Today, art and slavery.