Category: Tomorrow

Episode: 1048 Medieval machines in a 20th century hydraulics text.  Today, two 20th-century thinkers look at the end of an era. One sees it. One does not.

Episode: 1047 In which I question the dubious practice of ghost-writing.  Today, we ask, "Who writes our story?"

Episode: 2432 Engineering, Football, and What Makes a Good Prank.  Today, engineering, football, and a good prank.

Episode: 2841 Multiple Big Bangs and Multiple Universes; The Fantastical Multi-Reality of Multiverse.  Today, we imagine the Big Bangs.

Episode: 3238 Whitewash, as Metaphor and Practice.  Today, whitewashing.

Episode: 1046 The mind of Faraday and the merging of science and religion.  Today, a look inside the mind of a surprising scientist.

Episode: 1045 A lesson in engineering design on the sports pages.  Today, lessons in modern design from the sports pages.

Episode: 1338 The century-long retention of masts and sails on steamships.  Today, we wonder about sails on steam-powered ships.

Episode: 1337 Frankenstein -- the monster of our obsessiveness.  Today, we consider a favorite nightmare.

Episode: 2429 The Birth of Betty Crocker.  Today, America's First Lady of Food.