Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1230: Mathematics After AD 2000
Posted on · Episode: 1230 The problem of teaching mathematics in a computer world. Today, let’s teach math to our grandchildren.
Posted on · Episode: 1230 The problem of teaching mathematics in a computer world. Today, let’s teach math to our grandchildren.
Posted on · Episode: 2501 Nietzsche, Strauss, Kubrick, and a Trilogy of Metaphor Today, a story — in three parts.
Posted on · Episode: 1228 Medieval Europe learns to measure reality with numbers Today, why did Europe emerge so rapidly from the medieval age?
Posted on · Episode: 1227 So, did we ever make paper from a mummy’s linen wrappings? Today, the mummy’s curse.
Posted on · Episode: 3085 Einstein’s Bigger Deal Today Einstein's bigger deal.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · Episode: 2495 Creativity Within Limits: Rules as a Source of Creativity Today, bounded creativity.
Posted on · Episode: 1225 Lincoln Beachey, first great daredevil of heavier-than-air flight Today, the death of Lincoln Beachey.
Posted on · Episode: 1224 On filling time and compressing time: electronic communication Today, we compress time.
Posted on · Episode: 3084 Leo Baekeland and Bakelite Today, Bakelite.
Posted on · Episode: 1223 Ghosts from the sky: a visit to the Oshkosh Fly-in Today, a surprising way to preserve our past.
Posted on · Episode: 2493 Child’s Play: the role of play in education Today, child's play.
Posted on · Episode: 1221 Large hall acoustics: drifting away from reality Today, we try to hear the music in a large hall.
Posted on · Episode: 1220 In which Levi Hill invents color photography 80 years too soon Today, the first color photographs.
Posted on · Episode: 3083 Gail Borden and Condensed Milk Today, maps, newspapers, politics, and condensed milk.