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.
Tag: evolution
Houston Matters
Full Show: Gun Violence Study, Energy Outlook, And The Evolution Of…Evolution (Feb. 7, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A new study about gun violence. The 2019 energy industry forecast. The city's best new restaurants. And the evolution of...well...evolution.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1625: Elisha Gray and Miracles
Posted on · Episode: 1625 Telephone inventor Elisha Gray talks about miracles. Today, a telephone inventor talks about miracles.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1531: Only A Theory
Posted on · Episode: 1531 On restoring the word theory. Today, let’s theorize.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1513: The Accidental Creationist
Posted on · Episode: 1513 The Accidental Creationist: In which science changes with the telling of it. Today, the problem of telling about science.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1410: Homo Technologicus
Posted on · Episode: 1410 Homo Technologicus. Today, a chicken-and-egg question.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1371: Soapy Sam and Huxley
Posted on · Episode: 1371 The great evolution war at Oxford in 1860. Today, we join the first major battle in a long war.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1154: Adam’s Belly Button
Posted on · Episode: 1154 In which Adam’s navel poses the question of pre-creation history. Today, a silly question about Adam’s navel paves the way for evolution.
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 1323: Fleming’s Electric Valve
Posted on · Episode: 1323 Fleming, the light bulb, and the vacuum tube. Today, an analogy changes our world.
Full Show
Science Standards in Texas Schools: Tuesday’s Show (February 7, 2017)
Posted on · On Wednesday (Feb. 1, 2017), the Texas Board of Education held a preliminary vote on science standards, which some worry could make room for the teaching of creationism in science classrooms. On this edition of Houston Matters, we learn more from Texas Tribune reporter Aliyya Swaby, and then discuss famous court battles over evolution and […]
Houston Matters
What Will Humans Look Like in the Future?
Posted on · Author Scott Solomon says humanity is an “odd species” because of how we’ve dominated the planet — and really modified it to fit our needs. But what does that tell us about where we’re going as a species? Can we glean from humanity’s evolution to date what the future of humanity may become? Solomon digs into that question […]
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2510: Reason in All things
Posted on · Episode 2510: Reason in all things: Augustine, Galileo, Collins, The Human Genome, and God. Today, Augustine, Galileo, and the human genome.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1196: Batting 400
Posted on · Episode: 1196 Reflections on batting 400, evolution, economics, and diversity Today, what do batting averages, evolution, and the economy have in common?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1154: Adam’s Belly Button
Posted on · Episode: 1154 In which Adam’s navel poses the question of pre-creation history Today, a silly question about Adam’s navel paves the way for evolution.