Engines of Our Ingenuity
Episodes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1442: Walter Chrysler and the texture of fame
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1442 Walter Chrysler and the texture of fame. Today, an odd glimpse of the texture of fame.
The Engines of our Ingenuity 1441: Secret New York
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1441 The secret places that define a city. Today, we look for the secret places that complete a city.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2507: The Unsung Engineer
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2507 The Unsung Engineer: The Mechanical Arts in Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie. Today, celebrating the mechanical arts.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3330: Castle Drogo
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 3330 Building 20th century Castle Drogo Designed by Edwin Lutyens. Today, building a twentieth-century Castle.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2816: Beginning Volcanology
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2816 Sir William Hamilton and the Beginnings of Volcanology. Today, the beginnings of volcanology.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1440: Steam Engines in England
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1440 Steam engines in England during the 18th century. Today, a look at steam engines in 18th-century England.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1439: A Capital Ship on an Ocean Trip
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1439 A capital ship on an ocean trip: a reflection on battleships. Today, let's talk about battleships.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1438: The XP-75
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1438 The story of a failed airplane design -- the XP-75. Today, we try to build a perfect airplane.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1436: Adding It Up in 1910
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1436 Adding it up in 1910: A book grapples with the coming 20th century. Today, a world prepares to be transformed.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2503: Rod Serling
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2503 Story-Teller Rod Serling and the Twilight Zone. Today, a story — submitted for your approval.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2684: Will Computers Replace Scientists?
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2684 Will Computers Replace Scientists? Today, will computers replace scientists?
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2873: Encounter of the Third Kind
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2873 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life; Drake Equation Explained; Aliens from Other Planets. Today, an encounter of the third kind.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1435: Rudolph Diesel
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1435 Rudolf Diesel, his engine, and a look at invention. Today, meet Rudolf Diesel.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1434: Systems, Complexity, and Simplicity
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1434 Reflections on systems, complexity, and modern life. Today, let's see what happens when our technologies join forces.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1432: Decisiveness
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1432 Thoughts in dispraise of decisiveness. Today, let's not decide.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1431: Dogs
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1431 In which dogs humanize us. Today, some sidelights on the history of dogs.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2501: Nietzsche, Strauss, and Kubrick
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2501 Nietzsche, Strauss, Kubrick, and a Trilogy of Metaphor. Today, a story — in three parts.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2790: Vaccine Scares
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2790 The Dynamics of Vaccine Scares. Today, let's talk about vaccine scares.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2714: Hub Motors
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2714 Hub Motors, aka In-Wheel Motors and their applications in electric vehicles. Today, re-inventing...wheels.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1430: A Concern About Genius
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1430 A concern about the complexity and danger of genius. Today, I find genius puzzling.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1429: Russian Air Records
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1429 Joseph Stalin and Russian aircraft records in the 1930s. Today, Joseph Stalin tries to set flight distance records.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1428: Men and Self-Destruction
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1428 Why do men self-destruct and die sooner than women? Today, men self-destruct.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1427: Dominique de Menil
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1427 Dominique de Menil, a creative legacy. Today, I learn something at a fancy benefit dinner.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3329: As the Mind Ages
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 3329 Cognitive Decline as We Age. Today, a well-tempered mind.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2884: Images of Kanji
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2884 Communicating Through Pictures: The Japanese Language. Today, the images of Kanji.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2813: An Ancient Earthquake
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2813 Seneca the Younger and the Great Earthquake of 62 AD. Today, an ancient earthquake.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3328: A Horse Adventure
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 3328 A Brief History of Horses, and their role in Japan. Today, an adventure on horseback.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1426: Skyscrapers
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1426 The skyscraper: a Phoenix out of the great Chicago Fire. Today, let's talk about skyscrapers.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1425: Transatlantic Cable
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1425 Laying the transatlantic telegraph cable. Today, Queen Victoria sends a telegram to President Buchanan.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1424: La Sylphide
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1424 La Sylphide: an elemental in the Industrial Revolution. Today, a ballet gives us an odd window into history.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3327: Pasteurization
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 3327 Different Methods of Pasteurization in Different Countries. Today, an experiment.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2658: Massively Multiplayer Mathematics
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2658 Massively Multiplayer Mathematics. Today, let's talk massively multiplayer mathematics.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2456: Ode To Kodachrome
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 2456 The invention and history of Kodachrome film. Today, photographic memory.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3326: Aeroplane Structures
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 3326 An old book on airplane structures reveals its secrets. Today, we build old aeroplanes.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1423: The Day I Met Einstein
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1423 An encounter with Einstein. Today, a young man lets history slip by him.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1422: Alexandria
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 1422 Technology in Alexandria, ca. 200 BC. Today, a 2200-year-old age of invention.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3325: Machines That Forgot to Fail
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode: 3325 Machines That Forgot How to Fail: An AI Guest’s Perspective on Reliability. Today, our guest, ChatGPT, talks about machines that fo...