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Harmony Science Academy Competing In National $2 Million Science Contest
Posted on · The applicants had to submit an idea that would solve real world issues in their community
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1200: London’s Secret Museums
Posted on · Episode: 1200 London’s secret museums Today, we visit London’s secret museums.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1120: Cayley’s Flying Machine
Posted on · Episode: 1120 George Cayley fathers modern aerodynamics in 1809 Today, a boy begins what the Wrights will finish.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1082: Cuneiform and Turines
Posted on · Episode: 1082 The last shall be first: steam turbines and cuneiform Today, we finally get back to where we started.
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Making Houston More Walkable: Monday’s Show (July 6, 2015)
Posted on · Houston motorists often share the road with cyclists and pedestrians, but it’s not always a harmonious relationship. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, more than 480 pedestrians were killed in Texas in 2014, accounting for about 14 percent of all motor vehicle deaths in the state. In Houston alone, that number rises to more […]
Houston Matters
Could Art Create Better STEM Students?
Posted on · There’s a growing movement to incorporate the arts into STEM learning, an initiative called STEAM. A research project out of the University of Houston says bringing arts into the same fold as science, technology, engineering and math will increase the quality of graduates in those fields. We look at how integrating the arts would impact […]
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Turning STEM into STEAM, Houston Skiers, Into the Woods at Main Street Theater: Houston Matters for Tues., Feb. 11, 2014
Posted on · We sure do love our acronyms, don’t we? We watch HBO, type LOL, eat PB&J. In education circles, an acronym of choice for some years now has been STEM – a reference to science, technology, engineering and math – four fields of study in which many would like to see the next generation of Americans […]