Posted on December 17, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2367: Georgie Clark Episode: 2367 Georgie Clark and the invention of white-water rafting. Today, let's go whitewater rafting.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241217.mp3
Posted on December 16, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1299: Stability of Pagodas Episode: 1299 The improbable earth-quakeproof Japanese pagoda. Today, pagodas and earthquakes.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241216.mp3
Posted on December 15, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1298: Edward Ritchie Episode: 1298 Edward Ritchie: building instruments and shaping education. Today, let's watch machines shape education -- and invention.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241215.mp3
Posted on December 14, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1297: Verea’s Calculating Machine Episode: 1297 Ramon Verea's calculating machine: inventing to make a point. Today, invention serves an unexpected purpose.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241214.mp3
Posted on December 13, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1296: Carnegie Looks at Watt Episode: 1296 In which Andrew Carnegie contemplates James Watt. Today, Andrew Carnegie looks at James Watt.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241213.mp3
Posted on December 12, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2397: Computers and Tennis Episode: 2397 How Computers are Helping Officiate Tennis Matches. Today, where did that ball bounce?Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241212.mp3
Posted on December 11, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2368: Time Out of Joint Episode: 2368 In which Shakespeare and Cervantes die on the same day, but eleven days apart. Today, UH scholar, Richard Armstrong tells us about puzzles in chronology.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241211.mp3
Posted on December 10, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3244: Bias in Face Recognition Software Episode: 3244 Bias and Diversity in Photography and Face Recognition Software. Today, bodies, in beautiful black and white.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241210.mp3
Posted on December 9, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1295: Pins Episode: 1295 The lowly, but not-so-simple, dressmaker's pin. Today, let's make pins.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241209.mp3
Posted on December 8, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1294: Unneeded Clocks Episode: 1294 The clock as preparation for modern science. Today, clocks tell us more than just the time of day.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241208.mp3