Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2105: Happy Young or Happy Old?
Posted on · Episode: 2105 Are we really happy when we’re young and sad when we’re old? Today, it’s time to grow old together.
Tag: sociology
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2060: 75 Years of TIME
Posted on · Episode: 2060 A 75th anniversary edition of Time magazine. Today, 75 years of Time.
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.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1212: Macroparasites
Posted on · Episode: 1212 Human history in terms of macroparasites and microparasites. Today, we wonder who feasts upon whom.
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 1731: To Kill a City
Posted on · Episode: 1731 Why bombs can’t kill a city. Today, we try to kill a city.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1704: Restorative Justice
Posted on · Episode: 1704 Restorative Justice: a rare inventive response to necessity. Today, invention and crime.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1614: Advice for Living, 1836
Posted on · Episode: 1614 Advice on how to live our lives from 1836. Today, we learn how to live our lives — in 1836.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1606: The Skycity
Posted on · Episode: 1606 The Skycity: a concept struggling against its own Gothic weight. Today, the skycity.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1602: The Tragedy of the Commons
Posted on · Episode: 1602 The tragedy of the commons revisited. Today, the tragedy of the commons.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1495: The Chauffeur Problem
Posted on · Episode: 1495 The strange persistence of X-ray hair removal. Today, we learn to drive our own cars — and manage our own computers.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1494: X-Ray Hair Removal
Posted on · Episode: 1494 The strange persistence of X-ray hair removal. Today, we kill ourselves to remove hair.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1491: Orpheus
Posted on · Episode: 1491 In which business schools study a leaderless orchestra. Today, we have no leader.
Houston Matters
How Houstonians Pronounce Different Words Depends A Lot On Their Age And Race
Posted on · A project called the Houston Urban English Study (HUES) examines the way English is spoken in different parts of the city by different age groups and ethnicities.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1275: An Old Company Town
Posted on · Episode: 1275 Merthyr Tydfil, a window into the squalid conditions after the Industrial Revolution. Today, let’s visit Merthyr Tydfil.