Houston Matters
How Exploration Has Driven Technological Progress Throughout History
Posted on · SpaceX mission manager Andrew Rader discusses his book, "Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars."
Tag: exploration
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: Examining The STAAR Test, And Houston’s Best New Restaurants (Dec. 5, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The results from a state-ordered study of this year’s STAAR exams, the best new restaurants of 2019, how human exploration has changed civilization, and local fashion designer Alan Gonzalez discusses his appearance on the new season of Project Runway.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1767: Lewis and Clark
Posted on · Episode: 1767 Weighing the near and far wake of Lewis and Clark. Today, after Lewis and Clark.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Explore Downtown Houston Tunnel System | Mockingbird and Armadillo
Posted on · Join us... underground!
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Inside the Astronauts Homes | Mockingbird and Armadillo
Posted on · Visit Timber Cove in Seabrook, Texas - The Home of Heroes!
Houston Matters
Podcast About Moon Landing Records Final Episode In Houston
Posted on · The 13 Minutes to the Moon podcast, produced by the BBC World Service, recorded its final episode at Rice University, looking back 50 years ago and beyond to the events that led up to the successful Apollo 11 moon landing.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1350: Amerigo Vespucci
Posted on · Episode: 1350 Vespucci and the naming of America. Today, we name America.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1248: Charles and Hester Stanhope
Posted on · Episode: 1248 Hester Stanhope creates her own British Empire in Syria. Today, a prime minister’s niece doesn’t get the message.
Business
Big Oil Learns Lessons From Slump But They May Not Benefit Workers
Posted on · A recent report suggests the largest oil and gas firms are changing their approach to exploration.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1204: Baron Von Humboldt
Posted on · Episode: 1204 Baron von Humboldt’s remarkable exploration of Meso-America Today, a nearly forgotten hero.
Houston Matters
What Are All The Oil and Gas Workers in Houston Actually Doing?
Posted on · We hear talk all the time about how the oil and gas industry is booming, and people are moving here for “oil and gas jobs.” But just what are those jobs? Are they in the oil fields? Engineers and analysts in offices? We discuss with Dave Fehling, Houston Public Mediaâs State Impact Reporter for Energy and the […]