Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2637: Neanderthal Genes
Posted on · Episode: 2637 Neanderthal genes in the human genome, and Darwin’s theory of Sexual Selection. Today, Neanderthal genes.
Tag: evolution
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2829: Cesare Lombroso
Posted on · Episode: 2829 Cesare Lombroso and his Museum. Today, a head in a jar.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2537: Vredefort and Apophis
Posted on · Episode: 2537 Vredefort, Chicxulub, Apophis — once and future threats to Earth. Today, Vredefort and Apophis.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2516: Atapuerca
Posted on · Episode: 2516 The Atapuerca dig and a missing link: Homo Antecessor. Today, the Atapuerca dig.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3287: Darwin Goes to Hollywood
Posted on · Episode: 3287 Darwin Goes to Hollywood – Learning Evolution from Movies. Today, offbeat lessons in evolution.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2496: Trilobites
Posted on · Episode: 2496 Trilobites: Wondrous window upon the processes of evolution. Today, the evolution of the trilobite.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3284: Spiders and STEM
Posted on · Episode: 3284 A place for scary spiders in STEM education. Today, Spiders and STEM education.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2256: Darwin and Emotion
Posted on · Episode: 2256 Darwin uses emotional expression to explain our kinship with animals. Today, we smile with our animal cousins.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2229: Children and Science
Posted on · Episode: 2229 Hurdles that children must leap to learn science. Today, children and science.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2212: Joseph and John LeConte
Posted on · Episode: 2212 In which Joseph and John LeConte accept evolution as they themselves evolve. Today, a tale of two slaveholders.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2199: Who Were the Irish?
Posted on · Episode: 2199 Who were the Irish long ago? Today, when the Irish were Egyptians.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2927: Dual Inheritance Theory
Posted on · Episode: 2927 Dual Inheritance Theory: How our Genes and our Culture are co-evolving. Today, let’s talk about cultural complexity.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2179: Science Breakthroughs of 2006
Posted on · Episode: 2179 Science magazine’s list of Breakthroughs in 2006. Today, the big science news of 2006.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: Preventing HPD Officer’s Death, And Redrawing The Tree Of Life (Dec. 17, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: HPD Chief Art Acevedo says a simple piece of legislation could've prevented an officer's murder last week. We learn about the day-to-day dangers of mercury after a recent spill. We look back at a Houston researcher's work that changed the way we see all life on earth. And we learn how local businesses are fairing during the critical holiday retail season.
Houston Matters
The Evolution Of Evolution: How Modern Science Has Built On Darwin’s Original Theory
Posted on · A Rice professor explains how far science has come since Darwin’s original theory.