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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2253: The Commons Revisited

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 24, 2022 · Episode: 2253 Revisiting the Commons in a rapidly changing world. Today, we visit the commons.

Tags copyleft copyright Crediton Garrett Hardin internet jefferson Morrill act ownership public education lending libraries socialism The Tragedy of the Commons wikipedia

Town Square

How author Dylan Marron has conversations with people who hate him

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on March 28, 2022 · Today, Marron shares what he’s learned about having difficult conversations and how having them can help close the ever-growing distance between us.

Tags books Conversation with People Who Hate Me Dylan Marron internet literature social media Ted Lasso

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2196: The Future Among Us

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 13, 2022 · Episode: 2196 In which the future we seek to know is already among us. Today, the future is among us.

Tags BITNET electronic communications email future Granchester information internet Rupert Brooke technological change

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2186: Lost Beauties

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 20, 2022 · Episode: 2186 Lost beauty of old words: nostalgia thwarted a flood of new books. Today, language slips away from us.

Tags Charles MacKay Dickens dime novels fast presses internet language words literature penny dreadfuls printing Uncle Tom's Cabin

Town Square

How To Find A Healthy Balance Of Internet Usage In Children And Teens

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on May 6, 2021 · Has the pandemic made the influence of social media and screen time worse? And what can parents do to protect their children from negative effects?

Tags Baylor College of Medicine Behavioral Sciences Chief State Epidemiologist COVID Dr. Jennifer Shuford Dr. Laurel Williams dshs epidemiologist internet Jennifer Shuford Laurel Williams online psychiatry social media Texas Department of State Health Services

Houston Matters

COVID-19 Slows The Census Count, And A Truck Full Of Toilet Paper Goes Up In Flames: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 3, 2020 · 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.

Tags 2020 census census Coronavirus COVID-19 internet Internet Services Providers Lisa Falkenberg Marcus Davis toilet paper Vivian Ho

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Houston Matters

A Third Of The Internet Runs On WordPress, Which Was Started By A Houston College Kid

Michael Hagerty

Posted on November 26, 2019 · Matt Mullenweg created the popular web design platform while a student at the University of Houston.

Tags Automattic blogging coding internet Matt Mullenweg Michael Hagerty university of houston websites WordPress

News

Free Wi-Fi Is Coming To Houston’s Buses And Trains

Gail Delaughter

Posted on October 15, 2019 · Wi-Fi will be available on select buses and trains as part of a pilot program. The transit agency says it hopes to gather rider feedback on the service as it looks for ways to expand it system-wide.

Tags Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner internet microsoft public transit Wi-Fi

Houston Matters

Are Online Comment Sections A Bad Idea?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 16, 2019 · We discuss how media organizations should handle online interactions with their audiences.

Tags communications internet Joshua Zinn Lindita Camaj online social media

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Houston Matters

Houston Company Wants To Bring Internet Service To Mars

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 6, 2019 · Future outposts on the moon or Mars will want to use the web. Houston’s Hypergiant Galactic Systems hopes to create an interplanetary internet to serve them.

Tags Arch Mission Foundation Hypergiant Galactic Systems internet interplanetary internet Mars Michael Hagerty Nova Spivack science space space exploration technology

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Houston Matters

Houston-Based Social Media Site Hopes To Put Users Back In Control Of Their Data

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 4, 2019 · The site Social Chains aims to give users control of how their personal data is used.

Tags cryptocurrency e-commerce facebook internet Michael Hagerty Social Chains social data social media Srini Katta twitter virtual currency

Oil and Gas - Cyber Security

Houston Matters

How Vulnerable Is Houston’s Oil And Gas Industry To Cyber Attacks?

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 26, 2019 · Local cyber security expert Eddie Habibi of PAS Global discusses cyber threats to Houston’s oil and gas industry.

Tags Cyber Security Cyber Security for Critical Assets Eddie Habibi internet McAfee Michael Hagerty North Korea oil and gas industry Operation Sharpshooter PAS Global

News

Houston To Get Verizon 5G Internet Service

Florian Martin

Posted on July 24, 2018 · The next generation broadband service will offer faster speed and connectivity

Tags 5G internet verizon wireless

Houston Matters

Does Technology Widen Generational Gaps?

Abner Fletcher / Houston Matters / HPM Digital Team

Posted on July 20, 2018 · Advancements in technology may come easy for digital natives like millennials and Generation Z, but are people in older generations being left behind?

Tags Dwight Silverman generation z internet Janet-Jackson McCullough Javon Brown Millennials older generations technology

Houston Matters

Are We Living In A More Aggressive World — Or Is Outrage Amplified By The Media?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on June 1, 2018 · Experts join Houston Matters to discuss the culture of outrage in our modern world.

Tags Chris Scott counseling Elizabeth Gregory internet Lucas Logan media outrage culture Psychological Services Sexuality Studies video games and aggression

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How author Dylan Marron has conversations with people who hate him

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on March 28, 2022 · Today, Marron shares what he’s learned about having difficult conversations and how having them can help close the ever-growing distance between us.

Tags books Conversation with People Who Hate Me Dylan Marron internet literature social media Ted Lasso

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2196: The Future Among Us

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 13, 2022 · Episode: 2196 In which the future we seek to know is already among us. Today, the future is among us.

Tags BITNET electronic communications email future Granchester information internet Rupert Brooke technological change

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2187: Last Survivors

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 27, 2022 · Episode: 2187 In which last Survivors connect then with now. Today, the last survivors.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2186: Lost Beauties

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 20, 2022 · Episode: 2186 Lost beauty of old words: nostalgia thwarted a flood of new books. Today, language slips away from us.

Tags Charles MacKay Dickens dime novels fast presses internet language words literature penny dreadfuls printing Uncle Tom's Cabin

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