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.
Tag: sociology
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.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1218: In Galveston’s Alleys
Posted on · Episode: 1218 Galveston’s alleys and the democratization of low incomes Today, walk with me through Galveston’s alleys.
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.
Houston Matters
Black, White, Male, Female, Gay, Straight — How Do Labels Define You?
Posted on · Identity and labels have been at the heart of a lot of our political and social discourse in recent years. From identity politics to racial strife to equal rights and religious liberty, there are any number of major issues and ideas affecting Greater Houston that tend to begin with labels about race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality– […]
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Pre-K Funding, Labels, and Restaurant Weeks: Wednesday’s show (August 3, 2016)
Posted on · Back in 2015, lawmakers set aside some $130 million over two years for some pre-K programs in the state. But did House Bill 4 go far enough? The Austin-based think tank the Center for Public Policy Priorities recently suggested that, while research shows positive results for state-supported pre-K programs, Texas regularly receives low marks for […]
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Dueling Visions for Houston’s Pensions: Tuesday’s Show (June 28, 2016)
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has thus far insisted that however the city’s pension woes are resolved won’t include changing from a defined benefits to a defined compensation system. On this edition of Houston Matters, we explore the differences between the two structures. We also consider what each means for city employees and why the mayor […]