Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2224: Megalonyx
Posted on · Episode: 2224 Thomas Jefferson and megalonyx, the great-clawed ground sloth. Today, Jefferson meets Great Claw.
Tag: paleontology
Houston Matters
Houston Researcher Helps Unearth A New Dinosaur Species
Posted on · Jeffrey Martz of UH-Downtown helped discover a previously unknown species about as big as a medium-sized dog.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Preventing College Dropouts, And Digging Up A New Dinosaur (Sept. 27, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Ensuring students don’t drop out of college because they lack money for food or housing, unearthing a new species of dinosaur, exploring the concepts of space travel in the movie Ad Astra, and hashing out The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week's news.
News
Full Show: Conversations We’re Thankful For (Nov. 20, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We revisit some of our favorite conversations from the past year, including actor Sean Astin, comedian Mo Amer, a local paleontologist, and a discussion of Houston's barbecue scene.
Houston Matters
Digging For Dinosaurs In Texas: What’s Happening In The World Of Paleontology?
Posted on · David Temple of the HMNS talks about paleontology in Texas.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Helping LGBTQ Veterans, And Digging For Dinosaurs In Texas (July 24, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Congress needs to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program before it expires July 31. A new study looks at a major cause for pedestrian accidents. We learn about new efforts to help Houston's LGBTQ veterans. We go digging for dinosaurs in Texas. And we learn about Houston's Afro-Latin Dance Fest.