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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2665: When Obvious Isn’t Obvious

Posted on July 27, 2021 · Episode: 2665 Intellectual vigilance: when obvious isn’t obvious. Today, the people on the bus.

Posted on July 22, 2021 · Episode: 2663 Horatio Alger. Today, a Horatio Alger story.

Posted on July 20, 2021 · Episode: 2660 Computers, Brains, and the Church-Turing Thesis. Today, inside the machine.

Posted on July 15, 2021 · Episode: 2659 The influence of role models in shaping creative minds. Today, possibilities.

Posted on July 13, 2021 · Episode: 2657 Pierre de Montmort, derangements, and the number e. Today, derangements.

Posted on July 8, 2021 · Episode: 2652 Descartes, the Scientist. Today, an extended postscript.

Posted on July 1, 2021 · Episode: 2651 American Women’s Suffrage and Alice Paul. Today, we march.

Posted on June 29, 2021 · Episode: 2647 The Give and Take of Internet Shopping. Today, getting to know you.

Posted on June 24, 2021 · Episode: 2646 J. B. S. Haldane’s “On Being the Right Size.” Today, on being the right size.

Posted on June 17, 2021 · Episode: 2644 Camping and Creature Comforts. Today, taking it with you.

Posted on June 15, 2021 · Episode: 2643 P ≠ NP (or is it?): an important problem in complexity theory. Today, an educated guess.

Posted on June 10, 2021 · Episode: 2642 The Importance of Structuring Data. Today, putting it all together.

Posted on June 8, 2021 · Episode: 2640 Joy and Tragedy in the Life of the Singing Nun. Today, joy and tragedy.

Posted on June 3, 2021 · Episode: 2639 The Seattle World’s Fair and the Space Needle. Today, a landmark in the clouds.

Posted on May 27, 2021 · Episode: 2636 Admiral Michael Mullen and Mathematics. Today, leading the charge.