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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2294: The Internet Contaminated

Posted on August 21, 2022 · Episode: 2294 Contaminating the indelible mirror of everyday life — the Internet. Today, I’ll contaminate the Internet.

Houston Matters

Full Show: Accountability For Environmental Incidents, And Hearing From All Sides (May 20, 2019)

Posted on May 20, 2019 · On Monday's Houston Matters: Calls for accountability following chemical incidents, improving scientific literacy, hearing from all sides of an issue, and Houston sports.

Houston Matters

How Do We Get People To Trust Science Again?

Posted on December 7, 2018 · Houston researchers discuss how to improve scientific literacy in an age of skepticism.

Houston Matters

Full Show: Accountability For Environmental Incidents, And Hearing From All Sides (May 20, 2019)

Posted on May 20, 2019 · On Monday's Houston Matters: Calls for accountability following chemical incidents, improving scientific literacy, hearing from all sides of an issue, and Houston sports.

Houston Matters

How Do We Get People To Trust Science Again?

Posted on December 7, 2018 · Houston researchers discuss how to improve scientific literacy in an age of skepticism.

Houston Matters

Improving Literacy in Houston

Posted on June 24, 2014 · According to a report from the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, roughly 330,000 Houstonians are functionally illiterate. While some 60 percent of Houston’s kids lack requisite reading-readiness skills upon entering kindergarten. And only 20 percent of third graders performed at an advanced level on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) reading exam. […]

Houston Matters

Organizations Aim to Improve Houston’s Literacy

Posted on November 5, 2013 · With Houston’s diversity and large immigrant population, it’s no surprise that illiteracy is a problem here. We meet representatives from two organizations working to improve literacy for both children and adults in Houston: Kathryn Bauchelle is a Program Director for Literacy Advance of Houston, which focuses on adult literacy challenges; and Robin Reagler is the […]

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2294: The Internet Contaminated

Houston Matters

Full Show: Accountability For Environmental Incidents, And Hearing From All Sides (May 20, 2019)

Houston Matters

How Do We Get People To Trust Science Again?

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