Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2448: Rachmaninoff Unblocked
Posted on · Episode: 2448 Sergei Rachmaninoff visits a hypnotist to remove his writer’s block. Today, a composer unblocked.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2439: Picturing Monsters
Posted on · Episode: 2439 Reflections on Hurricane Ike and the effect of satellite technology on the hurricane experience. Today, picturing monsters.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2669: Christmas Greenery
Posted on · Episode: 2669 Plants and greens associated with the Christmas Season. Today, Christmas greenery.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2426: Charles Dow
Posted on · Episode: 2426 The National Institute of Standards and Technology. Today, an "average" guy.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2419: Perfecting Coffee
Posted on · Episode: 2419 Peter Schlumbohm and the invention of modern coffee-making techniques. Today, a chemist and his coffee.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2411: Hudson’s Bay Company
Posted on · Episode: 2411 Hudson’s Bay Company. Today, fur traders and far-off borders.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2367: Georgie Clark
Posted on · Episode: 2367 Georgie Clark and the invention of whitewater rafting. Today, let’s go whitewater rafting.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2353: In C
Posted on · Episode: 2353 Reflections on — or in — the key of C. Today, French hornist Roger Kaza plays in C.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2341: Wagner’s Tuba
Posted on · Episode: 2341 Richard Wagner conceives a sound, then invents an instrument to create it. Today, horn player Roger Kaza tells us about the tuba Wagner built.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2858: Hearing Pictures
Posted on · Episode: 2858 Hearing Pictures: Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Today, hearing pictures.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3210: Scourge of the Sea
Posted on · Episode: 3210 Scourge of the Sea, the long search for a cure for scurvy. Today, a medical cure, lost and found.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3209: Net of Life
Posted on · Episode: 3209 Net of Life: Can Technology Protect Us from Ourselves? Today, a net of life.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3271: An Obsession with Round Numbers
Posted on · Episode: 3271 An Obsession with Round Numbers. The two-hour marathon milestone has been smashed. But what exactly does that mean? Today, an obsession with round numbers.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2912: The Is-Ought Problem
Posted on · Episode: 2912 David Hume and the Is-Ought Problem in Philosophy. Today, David Hume dissects a problem.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2869: Horsepower
Posted on · Episode: 2869 James Watt’s introduction of horsepower as a measurement unit. Today, the power of horses.