Bedste Ingenuity-podcasts (2025)

Episode: 2822 Herodotus describing historical events of 5th century BC, fantastical and entertaining component of The Histories. Today, we visit Herodotus.Af Haleh Ardebili

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1320: Intellectual Misdirection 3:46

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Episode: 1320 Today, we wonder where to look for our new widget. Intellectual misdirection: looking inside and outside our heads for knowledge.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1319: Differential Analyzer 3:42

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Episode: 1319 Vannevar Bush and the great Rockefeller Differential Analyzer. Today, a eulogy for a machine.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1318: Three-Field Rotation 3:37

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Episode: 1318 Three-field crop rotation and the origins of Western technology. Today, putting horses to work proves harder than we might think.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3305: An Inland Seaport 3:48

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Episode: 3305 An inland shipping port expands our vision of seaports. Today, an inland seaport.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2414: Intuition Versus Numbers 3:54

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Episode: 2414 Using numbers in baseball and business. Today, intuition, or numbers.Af Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2553: Complexity and Emergence 3:49

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Episode: 2553 Emergence and complexity in virtual and living systems. Today, let's talks about emergence.Af Dr. Krešimir Josić

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2411: Hudson’s Bay Company 3:51

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Episode: 2411 Hudson's Bay Company. Today, fur traders and far-off borders.Af Roger Kaza

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1317: Iron in America 3:40

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Episode: 1317 The first iron-smelting in Colonial America: Hammersmith on the Saugus. Today, we smelt the first American iron.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1316: Parachutes 3:40

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Episode: 1316 Parachutes: for fun or for survival? Today, let's fall safely out of the sky.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1315: Algae Burgers 3:41

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Episode: 1315 Chlorella: the day we decided not to eat algae burgers. Today, we try to create a new food.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1314: Cinqué 3:41

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Episode: 1314 Amistad, art and revolution: artists join the fight for freedom. Today, art and slavery.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2412: The Past and the Future 3:50

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Episode: 2412 Disney's Spaceship Earth: Past and Future Communication. Today, the future — one step at a time.Af Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2770: Building the Mustang 3:49

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Episode: 2770 Developing the P-51 Mustang fighter. Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker, remembers the P-51 Mustang.Af Fitz Walker

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The Engines of our Ingenuity 2544: Face Recognition 3:48

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Episode: 2544 How humans and computers recognize faces. Today, UH math professor Krešo Josić recognizes your face.Af Dr. Krešimir Josić

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1313: Rotation 3:45

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Episode: 1313 Rotation: of coins, racquetballs, ballet dancers, and more. Today, let's think about rotation.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1312: McDouall Stuart Expedition 3:40

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Episode: 1312 Crossing Australia -- from nine months to six minutes. Today, we cross Australia.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1311: The Cistercians 3:38

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Episode: 1311 The Cistercian order, power technology, and innovation. Today, let's talk about monks and waterwheels.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1310: Math and Abstraction 3:40

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Episode: 1310 Redeeming math and abstraction in our schools. Today, we ask why American math and science scores are slipping.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2406: The Pigeonhole Principle 3:50

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Episode: 2406 The Pigeonhole Principle. Today, pigeons and pigeonholes.Af Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2364: The Longest Year in History 3:50

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Episode: 2364 46 BC: In which Julius Caesar creates the longest year. Today, UH scholar Richard Armstrong tells us about the longest year in history.Af Richard H. Armstrong

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2566: Champagne 3:49

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Episode: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses. Today, we pop the cork.Af Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2014: Bubbles in Soda 3:49

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Episode: 2014 Boiling bubbles and fizzing bubbles: So alike, so different! Today, bubbles in soda and bubbles in teakettles.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1309: The deHavilland DH-4 3:39

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Episode: 1309 The DH-4: a forgotten and terribly influential WW-I warplane. Today, America tries to get off the ground in WW-I.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1308: Charles Dellshau 3:44

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Episode: 1308 In which Charles Dellschau draws secret airships.Today, a Texas immigrant dreams and draws flight.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1307: The Pendulum Clock 3:44

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Episode: 1307 Pendulum clock escapement: science and technology merging. Today, we attend the wedding of science and technology.Af Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2403: Cookbook 3:50

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Episode: 2403 Cookbook. Today, tasty treats.Af Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1563: Toys 3:44

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Episode: 1563 Looking back at the impact of toys. Sorting through a box the other day, I found old toys -- a lead soldier, a stuffed dog, a set of blocks.Af Dr. John Lienhard