Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1664: Nomogram
Posted on · Episode: 1664 Nomogram: the analog computer in one of its early incarnations. Today, nomograms, analogs, and a forgotten world.
Tag: engineering
Houston Matters
The Only Woman In The Room: Making A Place For Women In Engineering
Posted on · Dr. Pamela Obiomon, the first woman dean at Prairie View A&M's College of Engineering, talks about encouraging more women and minorities to study engineering.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1650: Inherent Stability in 1916
Posted on · Episode: 1650 Learning about the stability of aeroplanes in 1916. Today, we worry about airplane stability in 1916.
Houston Matters
Should Texas Have Stricter Blood Alcohol Laws?
Posted on · We discuss the pros and cons of imposing more stringent standards on impaired driving.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2842: Engineering Magnet
Posted on · Episode: 2842 A Creative Way to Teach Engineering. Today, an open house.
News
Civil Engineers Say Texas Needs A Statewide Flood Plan
Posted on · A new report lays out recommendations for dealing with flooding in the post-Harvey era.
Houston Matters
Stay Or Go: Homeowners Face A Difficult Decision After Harvey
Posted on · In the wake of Harvey, Houston homeowners face a pivotal decision — stay or go. What do Houstonians need to know in order to make that decision?
Houston Matters
Your Smartphone Owes A Debt To Some ‘Perfectionists’ From The 1800s
Posted on · In his new book, The Perfectionists, Simon Winchester explores the proliferation of precision engineering in our modern world.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1485: Ship of Gold
Posted on · Episode: 1485 Ship of gold in the Deep Blue Sea: an impossible treasure recovery. Today, we hunt treasure.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2690: What The Pharaohs Didn’t Have
Posted on · Episode: 2690 What the pharaohs didn’t have: appreciating modern technology. Today, to be a pharaoh.
News
New Graduate Program Shows The Intersection Of Engineering And Medicine
Posted on · The program hopes to train doctors to better use technology in solving medical problems
Houston Matters
How A Dropped Touchdown Pass Took Astronaut Leland Melvin To Space
Posted on · The former astronaut talks about how that dropped pass opened a door that led to college, the NFL, and then NASA. He has a new memoir called Chasing Space.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1367: Struggling With Abstraction
Posted on · Episode: 1367 Struggling with abstraction in schools and in public. Today, we think about thinking abstractly.
Imaginarium
Video: How To Think Like An Engineer, Chapter 2
Posted on · As the semester wraps up, a group of engineering students are getting ready to present their first prototypes.
Imaginarium
Video: How To Think Like An Engineer, Chapter 1
Posted on · Freshmen engineering students begin constructing their first prototypes -- designs for clients like NASA and the Houston Zoo. No big deal.