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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3267: Character Amnesia

Posted on April 5, 2022 · Episode: 3267 The Human Benefits of Writing by Hand. Today, handwriting in the digital era.

Tags analog media auto-correct Camus Carl Van Doren character amnesia character conversion civilization cursive digital culture graphology handwriting longhand memory penmanship personal computer plato Pulitzer Prize software sound conversion spell check voice activation word processing

When other states adopted the Common Core standards, many of them dropped penmanship from their curriculum. Texas is adding it back in.

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Texas Is Bringing Back Cursive To Elementary Schools

Posted on April 29, 2019 · The new state learning standards reflect the growing science that backs the benefits of handwriting.

Tags curriculum cursive handwriting hisd Texas Board of Educat

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2396: The Indus Valley

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 7, 2022 · Episode: 2396 The Indus Valley: a third great ancient civilization coming to light. Today, the Indus Valley.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Texas Author Larry McMurtry Dies At 84

Jamie Stengle, AP

Posted on March 26, 2021 · McMurtry penned almost 50 books and dozens of screenplays during a career that spanned over half a century, often depicting the American West.

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Monday’s Show: A Potential Second Wave Of COVID-19, & Poet Jericho Brown (May 18, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 18, 2020 · On Monday's Houston Matters: An update on COVID-19 in Greater Houston, what a potential second wave of the virus might mean, vocational training programs find ways to continue, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown.

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Wednesday’s Show: COVID-19 Demographics, And Local Pulitzer Winners (May 6, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 6, 2020 · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: The demographics of COVID-19, our weekly political roundup, conversations with two Pulitzer Prize winners, and a documentary about the origins of the jump shot in basketball.

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