Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1469: The Hourglass
Posted on · Episode: 1469 The hourglass: the poor man’s clock, the poor man’s metaphor. Today, let’s look at the hourglass.
Tag: renaissance
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2698: Galileo, the Church, and the Vatican Library
Posted on · Episode: 2698 Galileo, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Vatican Library. Today, of science and scripture.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1166: Josquin Desprez
Posted on · Episode: 1166 Searching for the historical Josquin Desprez Today, academic detectives look for the real Josquin.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1153: Grosseteste and Bacon
Posted on · 1153 Grosseteste, Bacon, and the rise of realism Today, Robert Grosseteste, Roger Bacon, and cyberspace.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3040: Leonardo and Borelli
Posted on · Episode: 3040 Leonardo and Borelli Today, two hemispheres come together.
Houston Matters
Who ARE These People? Meet the Characters at the Texas Renaissance Festival
Posted on · The Texas Renaissance Festival just northwest of Houston continues each weekend through Dec.1. At 55 acres, the period European-themed village is the nationâs largest Renaissance Festival. Houston Mattersâ intern Michelle Iracheta spent a day at the festival last weekend and talked to a handful of the characters.