Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2470: Spider Web Design
Posted on · Episode: 2470 The design and construction of a spider web. Today, let’s weave a spider web.
Tag: insects
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 2291: The Bees’ New Home
Posted on · Episode: 2291 It’s moving day for a hundred thousand bees. Today, sex in the parking lot.
Houston Matters
ERCOT names a new CEO, the week in politics, and the state’s oldest library (Aug. 17, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The agency in charge of regulating the Texas energy grid hires a new CEO, we discuss the week in politics, we get answers to your questions about bugs, and we visit the state's oldest library.
Houston Matters
Watching the waistlines of Texas state troopers: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Houston Matters
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Immigration Enforcement, & Houston Bugs (Oct. 11, 2021)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Sheriff Gonzalez on curbing street racing, how the Biden administration is handling immigration enforcement, answers to your questions about insects, and an update on the Astros in the playoffs.
Houston Matters
What Houston Expects From Its Next Police Chief (March 16, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We consider the qualities Houston's next police chief should have, City Council Member Letitia Plummer discusses city government, and we get answers to your questions about gardening and insects.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Houston Matters: Monitoring Air Pollution During Storms, And The Week In Politics (Sept. 23, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Tropical Storm Beta provides air quality information for Harris County, our weekly political roundup, a bug expert answers your questions, and an author returns to Texas 40 years after a falling out.
Houston Matters
Ask The Bug Expert: Can Mosquitoes Spread Coronavirus?
Posted on · Entomologist Erin Mills answers listener questions about insects in Greater Houston.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: Mask Order Takes Effect, And Preparing For Hurricane Season In A Pandemic (April 27, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Masks are now mandatory in public in Harris County, preparing for hurricane season during a pandemic, a bug expert answers your questions, and the latest news in sports.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: How A State Takeover Of HISD Would Work, And Practicing Haitian Vodou (Dec. 3, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We examine the history of the Port Neches chemical plant where explosions and a fire occurred last week. An expert walks us through how the impending state takeover of the HISD board might work. A bug expert answers your questions. And we meet a local practitioner of the Haitian Vodou religion.
Houston Matters
What’s That Noisy Bug? Answers To Your Houston Insect Questions
Posted on · Bug expert Erin Mills from the Cockrell Butterfly Center answers listener questions.
Houston Matters
What’s This Bug? Entomologist Erin Mills Answers Your Questions
Posted on · While we all probably recognize our region's enormous cockroaches, we often need some help identifying the other creepy crawlers that call our city home.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Crosby ISD Audit, And The Political Roundup (Feb. 20, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: An audit of Crosby ISD, our weekly political roundup, answers to your questions about bugs and insects, and improving the relationship between journalists and activists.
Houston Matters
Creating A Garden That Supports Pollinators
Posted on · Lauren Simpson tells Houston Matters how a few simple steps can help bees and butterflies travel.