Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3194: The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
Posted on · Episode: 3194 Purple Men: The History of the Color Purple. Today, whatever happened to SETI?
Tag: Nobel prize
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2821: Lobotomy
Posted on · Episode: 2821 Science gone wrong: the lobotomy. Today, science gone wrong.
News
Houston Scientist James Allison Wins Nobel Prize
Posted on · The Nobel Assembly calls Allison and researcher Tasuku Honjo's paralleled work, "a landmark in our fight against cancer."
Houston Matters
Full Show: Houston Scientist Wins Nobel Prize, And The Challenges of Polling (Oct. 1, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We hear from Dr. Jim Allison from MD Anderson, recipient of the Nobel Prize for his work in cancer treatment research. We examine how polls are conducted with Anthony Salvanto of CBS News. We look back at NASA's history as the agency marks 60 years. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3170: Rosalind Franklin
Posted on · Episode: 3170 The Historical Legacy of Rosalind Franklin. Today, Photo 51.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3169: Percy Bridgman and Meaningless Questions
Posted on · Episode: 3169 Percy Williams Bridgman, Operationalism, and Meaningless Questions. Today, meaningless questions.
Arts & Culture
Einstein’s Note On Happiness, Given To Bellboy In 1922, Fetches $1.6 Million
Posted on · The physicist had just won the 1921 Nobel Prize when he scribbled his theory of happy living on a piece of hotel stationery and handed it to the courier at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo
News
Nobel Goes To American Richard Thaler For Work In Behavioral Economics
Posted on · The Swedish Academy said it was awarding Thaler the prize in economics for his pioneering work in incorporating "psychologically realistic assumptions into analyses of economic decision-making"
News
Nobel Prize Winner ‘Like Google Earth For Molecules’
Posted on · Three researchers based in the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developments in electron microscopy.
News
Biological Clock Discoveries By 3 Americans Earn Nobel Prize
Posted on · Three Americans won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries about the body's biological clock.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2562: Paul Samuleson And The Texbook Economics
Posted on · Episode: 2562 Paul Samuelson and the textbook Economics. Today, a book that helped educate the world.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3087: Marie Curie, Mother
Posted on · Episode: 3087 Marie Curie and Her Children. Today, a most Curious mother.