Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2249: Mrs. Coade’s Stone
Posted on · Episode: 2249 Mrs. Coade’s remarkable stones. Today, architectural historian Margaret Culbertson tells about a woman who made artificial stone.
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News
Scientists Are Amazed By Stone Age Tools They Dug Up In Kenya
Posted on · The discovery suggests an earlier start to the Middle Stone Age in Africa than previously documented. It also offers clues to early social networks and symbolic art by human ancestors.
Houston Matters
Craig Visits the Curling Club of Houston
Posted on · I have a quadrennial fascination with curling. Every winter Olympics, I find myself transfixed by the event that seems like some bizarre combination of shuffleboard, marbles, bowling, and an intense desire to clean. And I'm not alone – during the last Olympics, the Curling Club of Houston offered a "learn to curl" session at the […]
Houston Matters
The Art of Crafting Greek White Marble
Posted on · We meet a Greek immigrant to Houston who hand crafts slabs of white marble at Eurostone Marble, Inc.