Town Square
THE BIGGEST IDEAS IN THE UNIVERSE with Physicist Sean Carroll
Posted on · Answering the all-important questions over our place in the universe.
Tag: science
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2409: Remembering What We Know
Posted on · Episode: 2409 Struggling to keep our grip on the past as we move from books to the Internet. Today, we struggle to remember what we once knew.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2380: Newton and the Mint
Posted on · Episode: 2380 Isaac Newton’s other life as Master of the Royal Mint. Today, Isaac Newton coins money.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2265: The Books of Timbuktu
Posted on · Episode: 2265 Timbuktu: The romance and reality of a Renaissance intellectual center. Today, we finally reach Timbuktu.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2226: Old Scientific Illustrations
Posted on · Episode: 2226 Aesop’s Fables and scientific illustration. Today, Aesop’s fables illustrate a new science.
Health & Science
Texas doesn’t have enough funding for community-based services for the intellectually disabled
Posted on · Hundreds of thousands of Texans who are intellectually and developmentally disabled have applied for home and community-based therapies under the Medicaid Waivers program.
Health & Science
Treating the mind may help treat the body in long-COVID patients
Posted on · A majority of COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized at Memorial Hermann Hospital experienced long-COVID -- around 70% of them were experiencing long-COVID three months after being discharged.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 45: A Higher Power To The People
Posted on · A top Rice anthropologist is charting a new course for Black Women’s studies in science and technology through a convergence of African diaspora culture with a term the public had better start getting used to—Afrofuturism
Town Square
Scientists answer our ‘Frequently Asked Questions About The Universe’
Posted on · The co-creators of the PBS series Elinor Wonders Why share their knowledge about the science behind the deepest reaches of time and space.
Houston Matters
Coastal Communities Clean Up From Nicholas (Sept. 15, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta on the post-Nicholas cleanup, the week in politics, and Houston researchers launch their experiments with the first-ever all-civilian space crew.
New Laws In Texas
More Than 650 Texas Laws Go Into Effect Sept. 1. Here Are 13 You Should Know
Posted on · Some overlooked voting laws, permitless carry, and a ban on critical race theory are among the newly passed legislation. Reporters at NPR's Texas Newsroom partner stations break down some of the key items.
Houston Matters
What Should Be Done With The Dome? (May 21, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Seeking input on the future of the Astrodome, separating politics from science, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and Ernie Manouse celebrates 25 years at Houston Public Media.
News
Researcher Looks Into ‘Why Science and Faith Need Each Other’
Posted on · A sociologist looks into the assumption that faith and science are in conflict and shares what she has discovered in her book, Why Science and Faith Need Each Other: Eight Shared Values That Move Us beyond Fear.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Scientist Dr. William Haseltine (July 13, 2020)
Posted on · An expert on global pandemics talks about the impact of COVID-19 and looks back on a career in science.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: Preventing HPD Officer’s Death, And Redrawing The Tree Of Life (Dec. 17, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: HPD Chief Art Acevedo says a simple piece of legislation could've prevented an officer's murder last week. We learn about the day-to-day dangers of mercury after a recent spill. We look back at a Houston researcher's work that changed the way we see all life on earth. And we learn how local businesses are fairing during the critical holiday retail season.