Skip to content
Production Staging
 
Schedules
TV 8 Guide
News 88.7
Classical
Mixtape
Listen
Watch

Donate

Menu
  • News
    • Back
    • Today in Houston Newsletter
    • Coronavirus News and Resources
    • Houston Matters
    • Town Square with Ernie Manouse
    • Politics
    • News Main
  • Arts/Culture
    • Back
    • NPR Live Sessions
    • Skyline Sessions
    • Classical
    • Mixtape
    • Encore Houston
    • Houston Symphony Broadcasts
    • Music Stories
    • Arts & Culture Main
  • Education
    • Back
    • At Home Learning
    • For Grown Ups
    • For Kids
    • Math in a Flash
    • Spelling Bee
    • Writers Contest
  • Topics
    • Back
    • News
      • Coronavirus News and Resources
      • In-Depth
      • Business
      • Local
      • Education News
      • Energy & Environment
      • Health & Science
      • Immigration
      • Politics
      • Transportation
    • Features
      • Texas Legislature
      • Houston Weather
      • Bauer Business Focus
      • All News Series >>
    • Arts & Culture
      • Classical Music
      • Music
      • Opera & Musical Theater
      • Dance
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
        • Voices and Verses: A Poem-A-Day Series
      • Theatre & Film
      • Food
    • Features
      • Houston Symphony
      • National Chamber Music Month
  • Radio/TV
    • Back
    • Watch
      • Watch TV 8 Video
      • Watch 24/7 PBS Kids
      • TV 8 Passport
      • Ways to Watch
    • Listen Live
      • News 88.7
      • Classical
      • Mixtape
      • Ways to Listen
      • Smart Speakers
    • Schedules
      • TV 8
      • News 88.7
      • Classical
      • Mixtape
    • All Shows
      • All TV 8 Shows
      • All News 88.7 Shows
      • All Classical Shows
  • Programs
    • Back
    • News
      • Town Square with Ernie Manouse
      • Houston Matters
      • Red, White and Blue
      • Texas Standard
    • Arts & Culture
      • Skyline Sessions
      • Mockingbird & Armadillo
      • Unwrap Your Candies Now
      • Opera Music
    • Features
      • Mothers First
      • Career Frontier
      • Health Matters
      • Bauer Business Focus
      • Briefcase
      • Engines of Our Ingenuity
      • UH Moment
    • Digital/Podcasts
      • Skyline Sessions
      • Encore Houston
      • Engines of Our Ingenuity
      • Party Politics
      • Press Play
      • All Podcasts >>
    • Popular National Shows
      • All Things Considered
      • Antiques Roadshow
      • Morning Edition
      • Nature
      • NOVA
      • Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
  • Support
    • Back
    • For the Love of Houston
    • Support HPM
    • Vehicle Donation
    • Young Leaders Council
    • Corporate Support
    • Update Payment Method
  • Donate
  • Passport
  • UH
    • Back
    • Commitment
    • Main
    • About UH
    • Academics
    • Admissions
    • Student Life
    • Research
    • Arts
    • Athletics
    • News & Events
  • About
  • Contact Us

Tag: epistemology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1843: Multivalued Universes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 23, 2020 · Episode: 1843 So many possible universes consistent with what we see! Today, single — or multi — valued universes.

Tags Alexander Pope cosmology David Deutsch epistemology Faust multiverse perception subjectivity and objectivity universe

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1840: Questions and Ignorance

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 20, 2020 · Episode: 1840 In praise of asking ignorance-based questions. Today, a new take on ignorance.

Tags alchemy epistemology ignorance learning oxygen pedagogy Questions second law of thermodynamics teaching

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2229: Children and Science

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 24, 2017 · Episode: 2229 Hurdles that children must leap to learn science. Today, children and science.

Tags aristotle biology children learning consciousness creationism Deena Skolnick Weisberg early development epistemology evolution gravity Newton's laws of motion Paul Bloom psychology religion round Earth science education

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1292: Alchemy and Modern Science

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 18, 2017 · Episode: 1292 Alchemy and modern science: how much magic should we accept? Today, old magic finds a place in modern science.

Tags epistemology Newton's Optiks occult scientific laws

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1213: Theory and Experiment

Engines of Our Ingenuity

Posted on August 26, 2016 · Episode: 1213 Experiment, theory, and the role of the computer Today, the old question about theory and experiment comes back to haunt us.

Tags engineering epistemology mathematics science

Support Comes From

Related

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2562 Paul Samuelson and the Textbook Economics

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2556: Hilbert and Euclid’s Elements

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2658: Massively Multiplayer Mathematics

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1984: You May Go Dancing

Most Viewed

  • ERCOT CEO Defends Power Outages As Texas Lawmakers Probe Winter Storm Response

  • Baytown Symphony Appoints 1st African American Conductor In Orchestra’s History

  • Houston-Area Judges Are Evicting Renters Who Could Be Protected Under Federal Order

  • Texas’ Power Grid Was 4 Minutes And 37 Seconds Away From Collapsing. Here’s How It Happened

  • NRG Park Vaccination Site To Prioritize Vulnerable Communities, Serve At Least 126,000

Support Comes From

Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media

  • About
  • Commitment
  • TV
  • Radio
  • News
  • Shows

Compliance

  • CPB Compliance
  • FCC Station Information
  • KUHF Public File
  • KUHT Public File
  • Privacy Policy
  • Additional Disclosures

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Get highlights, trending news and behind-the-scenes insights from Houston Public Media delivered to your inbox each week.

Contact Us

4343 Elgin, Houston, TX 77204-0008

Houston Public Media is supported with your gifts to the Houston Public Media Foundation and is licensed to the University of Houston

Copyright © 2021