Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1783: What Did the Ancients Eat?
Posted on · Episode: 1783 What did the ancients eat? Today, what did the ancients eat?
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News
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1699: Plaster in Çatalhöyük
Posted on · Episode: 1699 Çatalhöyük: An ancient city, held together by plaster. Today, the surprising cement that held an ancient city together.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1205: Henry Chapman Mercer
Posted on · Episode: 1205 Henry Chapman Mercer: An aristocrat redirects anthropology Today, a shy aristocrat redirects anthropology.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1121 Neolithic Farming in Europe
Posted on · Episode: 1121 How farming came to Europe 8000 years ago Today, farming comes to Europe.
Houston Matters
Event Celebrates a Decade of Filling Houston’s Empty Bowls
Posted on · We learn about the 10th annual Empty Bowls event, where potters and artists from around Houston make bowls, participants pay $25, pick a bowl to keep and are served a donated meal. Proceeds benefit the Houston Food Bank. The event is Saturday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, at 4848 Main Street. […]
Houston Matters
Hobbies Help Houstonians Unplug from Technology
Posted on · It’s easy in 2014 to be tethered to technology – from the smart phones we can’t live without to high-tech appliances to entertainment that revolves around an HDTV, streaming services, cable, satellite, game systems, video on demand. These days, you really have to intentionally unplug. In such an automated, connected world, working creatively with our […]