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Posted on September 30, 2016 · Episode: 1230 The problem of teaching mathematics in a computer world. Today, let’s teach math to our grandchildren.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1228: In Which Europe Quantifies

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Posted on September 26, 2016 · Episode: 1228 Medieval Europe learns to measure reality with numbers Today, why did Europe emerge so rapidly from the medieval age?

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1227: Paper From Mummy Wrappings

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Posted on September 23, 2016 · Episode: 1227 So, did we ever make paper from a mummy’s linen wrappings? Today, the mummy’s curse.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3085: Einstein and the Quantum

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Posted on September 22, 2016 · Episode: 3085 Einstein’s Bigger Deal Today Einstein's bigger deal.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1226: Ricci’s Memory Palace

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Posted on September 21, 2016 · Episode: 1226 In which Matteo Ricci tries to convert the Chinese by building a memory palace Today, a memory palace in an odd place and the wrong time.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2495: Creativity Within Limits

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Posted on September 20, 2016 · Episode: 2495 Creativity Within Limits: Rules as a Source of Creativity Today, bounded creativity.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1225: The First Daredevil

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Posted on September 19, 2016 · Episode: 1225 Lincoln Beachey, first great daredevil of heavier-than-air flight Today, the death of Lincoln Beachey.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1224: Time and Efficiency

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Posted on September 16, 2016 · Episode: 1224 On filling time and compressing time: electronic communication Today, we compress time.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3084: Leo Baekeland and Bakelite

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1223: Ghosts From the Sky

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Posted on September 14, 2016 · Episode: 1223 Ghosts from the sky: a visit to the Oshkosh Fly-in Today, a surprising way to preserve our past.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2493: Child’s Play

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Posted on September 13, 2016 · Episode: 2493 Child’s Play: the role of play in education Today, child's play.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1221: Acoustics

Engines of Our Ingenuity

Posted on September 12, 2016 · Episode: 1221 Large hall acoustics: drifting away from reality Today, we try to hear the music in a large hall.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1220: Hill’s Color Photography

Engines of Our Ingenuity

Posted on September 9, 2016 · Episode: 1220 In which Levi Hill invents color photography 80 years too soon Today, the first color photographs.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3083: Gail Borden

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Posted on September 8, 2016 · Episode: 3083 Gail Borden and Condensed Milk Today, maps, newspapers, politics, and condensed milk.

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