Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1526: Learning To Talk
Posted on · Episode: 1526 Learning speech: the Paleolithic technological explosion. Today, we learn to talk.
Tag: archaeology
Houston Matters
UH Researchers Use Lasers To Find Another Lost Civilization — This Time In Guatemala
Posted on · Researchers at UH's National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping were involved in the discovery of a large, previously unknown civilization in the jungles of Guatemala.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1431: Dogs
Posted on · Episode: 1431 In which dogs humanize us. Today, some sidelights on the history of dogs.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2206: Evolution in 1944
Posted on · Episode: 2206 A 1944 progress report on the subject of human evolution. Today, an old progress report on evolution.
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Refugee Resettlement and Uncovering Frost Town: Houston Matters Weekend for October 29, 2016
Posted on · On Sept. 30, 2016, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas was officially pulling out of the national program to resettle refugees, making good on an earlier threat to withdraw if the Obama administration didn’t accept changes to the program the state demanded, citing security concerns. Gov. Abbott’s statement said the state wanted refugees better vetted on whether […]
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1232: Very Early Music
Posted on · Episode: 1232 A Neanderthal flute made from the thigh of a cave bear. Today, the oldest musical instrument.
Houston Matters
Treasures of ‘Frost Town’ Unearthed Near Minute Maid Park
Posted on · The Texas Department of Transportation does more than build roads and paint yellow lines. TxDOT also preserves sensitive archaeological sites in the path of highways and bridges. The man in charge of that is Jason Barrett. He’s an environmental specialist in archaeological studies in TxDOT’s environmental affairs division. Lately, he’s been learning about one of […]
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Pensions, Voter ID, and Frost Town: Thursday’s Show (September 22, 2016)
Posted on · On Tuesday (Sept. 20, 2016), the Kinder Institute for Urban Research held a panel discussion on the future of Houston’s pension system. The discussion came just a few days after Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced an “historic” pension reform plan. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss the mayor’s plan and what hurdles remain […]
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1218: In Galveston’s Alleys
Posted on · Episode: 1218 Galveston’s alleys and the democratization of low incomes Today, walk with me through Galveston’s alleys.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1214: Novgorod
Posted on · Episode: 1214 Medieval Novgorod, more advanced than we realized Today, an old city coughs up a surprising secret.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3078: Restoring the Parthenon
Posted on · Episode: 3078 Restoring the Parthenon: The Acropolis Restoration Service and 40+ Years of Hard Work Today, how to rebuild a ruin.
Houston Matters
Unearthing an Acient BBQ Pit
Posted on · In 2008, Dr. Andrew McCarthy and his team of archaeologists discovered a large pit on the island of Cyprus. Based on its size and the presence of many igneous rocks lining it, he hypothesized it was an ancient barbecue pit, used for large inter-community feasts around 9,000 years ago. However, to test that hypothesis, he […]
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1134: Linear B
Posted on · Episode: 1134 Linear A and Linear B: Decoding the old Minoan scripts Today, we struggle to read what our ancestors are saying to us.
Houston Matters
Unearthing an Acient BBQ Pit
Posted on · In 2008, Dr. Andrew McCarthy and his team of archaeologists discovered a large pit on the island of Cyprus. Based on its size and the presence of many igneous rocks lining it, he hypothesized it was an ancient barbecue pit, used for large inter-community feasts around 9,000 years ago. However, to test that hypothesis, he […]
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1109: Stone Age Tools
Posted on · Episode: 1109 The first technology — the one that defines us Today, we look at the technology that first made us human.