Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1899: Kurt Gödel
Posted on · Episode: 1899 Kurt Gödel: A mathematician brings us down to earth. Today, a mathematician brings us down to earth.
Tag: psychology
Houston Matters
Special Edition: COVID-19, How To Talk To Kids About Racism, Reflection on George Floyd March (June 4, 2020)
Posted on · An epidemiologist shares updates on COVID-19; a psychologist discusses how to talk to kids about racism; and a Houstonian recalls a moment of unity between protesters and police.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1882: Quieting the Conversation
Posted on · Episode: 1882 In which we need just enough noise to drown out the conversation. Today, we try to quiet a conversation.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1879: Right Now
Posted on · Episode: 1879 Living in the present: an impossible goal. Today, we look for Right Now.
Houston Matters
As More Texas Businesses Reopen, Are We Prepared For A Potential Second Wave of COVID-19?
Posted on · Experts weigh in on the possible medical, economic, and psychological ramifications of another potential surge of coronavirus infections.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: Quarantine Fatigue, And City Finances Take A Hit (April 28, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Battling quarantine fatigue, City Controller Chris Brown, Texas farmers and COVID-19, and the life and work of Nobel Prize-winning Houston cancer researcher, Jim Allison.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1702: Tricks of Memory
Posted on · Episode: 1702 Memory and meaning: How actors remember all those lines. Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, talks about memory and meaning.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: Helping The Elderly Amid COVID-19, And The Psychological Effects Of Quarantine (March 19, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Helping the elderly during the COVID-19 crisis, the psychological effects of quarantine, our annual Houston Matters Spelling Bee, and how painting skills landed John Douglas on stage with ZZ Top and Aerosmith.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3230: From Close-Up to Selfie
Posted on · Episode: 3230 How close-ups offer social and psychological benefits that selfies do not. Today, psychology of the close-up.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1841: Music, Music, Music!
Posted on · Episode: 1841 “All I want is Loving you and Music,Music, Music!” Today, music, music, music!
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1805: The Milk of Human Kindness
Posted on · Episode: 1805 The milk of human kindness in cities around the world. Today, the milk of human kindness.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1800: All-Embracing Sciences
Posted on · Episode: 1800 A concern about sciences that encompass everything. Today, a single science for all things?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1798: Mind Reading
Posted on · Episode: 1798 Mind Reading: An exclusively human ability. Today, let us be mind readers.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: What Scares Us (Or Doesn’t) About ‘Eli’ And Why We Love Horror
Posted on · Houston Matters takes on horror with the new Netflix film Eli and looks at why we enjoy being scared for entertainment.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1769: Niels Finsen
Posted on · Episode: 1769 Niels Finsen: A Nobel Prize for Photo Therapy. Today, light and healing.