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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2891: Specifics and Generalities

Posted on March 23, 2023 · Episode: 2891 Specifics and Generalities: teaching and the problem of universals. Today, what exactly is that?

Posted on March 16, 2023 · Episode: 2889 An important step toward solving the twin primes conjecture. Today, almost twins.

Posted on March 9, 2023 · Episode: 2887 Apple’s most famous flop: The Newton. Today, before there was “i.”

Posted on March 2, 2023 · Episode: 2886 Not Just Gadgets: The Science of Engineering Systems. Today, beyond gadgets.

Posted on February 23, 2023 · Episode: 2883 A dead salmon points the way to better brain imaging. Today, outrageous research.

Posted on February 16, 2023 · Episode: 2879 The Economics of Empty Shipping Containers. Today, empty boxes.

Posted on February 9, 2023 · Episode: 2878 U-boats in the First World War. Today, full speed ahead.

Posted on February 2, 2023 · Episode: 2875 Today, a profession comes of age. Pierre Fauchard, Father of Modern Dentistry.

Posted on January 26, 2023 · Episode: 2872 The Stimpmeter: Golf’s Supremely Simple Maintenance Tool. Today, low tech in a high-tech game.

Posted on January 19, 2023 · Episode: 2870 The Canal du Midi. Today, coast to coast.

Posted on January 7, 2023 · Episode: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses. Today, we pop the cork.

Posted on January 5, 2023 · Episode: 2868 Scholasticism: Reason or Revelation? Today, reason or revelation?

Posted on December 22, 2022 · Episode: 2865 Computer Divide: The Future of Microprocessors. Today, two roads.

Posted on December 15, 2022 · Episode: 2863 Bits, Nibbles, and Bytes. Today, bits, nibbles, and bytes.

Posted on December 8, 2022 · Episode: 2860 Navigating the Cascade Tunnel. Today, the tale of a tunnel.