Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2532: Fanny Kemble
Posted on · Episode: 2532 Fanny Kemble, technology, and London’s circle of radical intellectual women. Today, another kind of radical.
Tag: london
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2534: History and Epidemic Disease
Posted on · Episode: 2534 History and Epidemic Disease. Today, medical historian Helen Valier offers us a new look at history and epidemic disease.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3275: A Sister in Science
Posted on · Episode: 3275 Katherine Boyle Jones, a Sister of the Scientific Revolution. Today, a sister of the Scientific Revolution.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2846: Coffee Houses
Posted on · Episode: 2846 Coffeehouses and the Birth of a Public Sphere. Today, let's share a cup of coffee.
News
Houston Massage Therapist Convicted of Exploiting Boys
Posted on · The Chronicle reports the victim testified he expected to be hired out for sexually explicit massages during the Olympics
News
Trump Says He’s Canceling U.K. Visit, Citing ‘Bad Deal’ On New London Embassy
Posted on · The president says his decision is because the old embassy was sold for "peanuts." Meanwhile, British media speculate that Trump is concerned about a likely negative reception in the U.K.
News
Uber To Lose Its License To Operate In London
Posted on · For its part, Uber accused the city of caving in to special interests "who want to restrict consumer choice."
News
POLL: How Do You Feel About Alternative Transportation Companies?
Posted on · Let us now your thoughts on "alternative transportation" companies like Uber and Lyft in our poll below.
News
UPDATE: ISIS Claims London Attack Was Carried Out By Affiliate Unit
Posted on · The New York Police Department says it's moved extra officers, bomb-detection dogs and heavy weapons teams into the city's transit system as a precaution following the London subway bombing.
News
UPDATE: World Jewish Congress Condemns Mosque Attack
Posted on · British Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the attack "on innocent people" and declared that Britain would stop at nothing to defeat extremism.
News
London Firefighters Battle High-Rise Inferno; At Least 6 Fatalities Reported
Posted on · London's Metropolitan Police say they expect the death toll to rise, after a massive fire engulfed most of the floors in a 24-story apartment building.
News
UK Police Name Third Attacker As New Search Gets Underway
Posted on · Police said 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba lived in east London and that his family has been notified.
News
UPDATED: British Police Name 2 Attackers From Terrorist Attack In London
Posted on · The attack began when a van crossing London Bridge veered into pedestrians. Three men exited the vehicle and began a stabbing rampage in which hundreds fled for their lives.
News
IS Claims Responsibility For London Attack; UK’s May Defiant
Posted on · British officials named the attacker as Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old with criminal convictions who was living in the West Midlands.
News
British Police Arrest 8 In Investigation Into London Attack That Left 4 Dead
Posted on · Police believe the attacker who killed three people before being shot to death acted alone and was "inspired by international terrorism."