Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2470: Spider Web Design
Posted on · Episode: 2470 The design and construction of a spider web. Today, let’s weave a spider web.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2328: An Unbuilt Bridge
Posted on · Episode: 2328 George Lindenthal’s great unbuilt bridge from Manhattan to New Jersey. Today, an unbuilt bridge.
Sports
Ex-Texans QB Deshaun Watson settles for 11-game suspension
Posted on · As part of the settlement, Watson may return for the Browns’ game on Dec. 4 in Houston.
Health & Science
The Clock’s Ticking For 178 Hospital Workers Suspended For Not Getting Vaccinated
Posted on · Employees at Houston Methodist who are unwilling to get the shot say the vaccines are unsafe and even "experimental." The hospital system's CEO says they're spouting "anti-vaccination rhetoric."
News
UPDATE: CBS Suspends Charlie Rose, PBS Halts His Show Following Sexual Harassment Allegations
Posted on · Eight women have accused the veteran newsman of multiple unwanted sexual advances and inappropriate behavior; Houston Public Media won't air the show this week
Education News
How Houston Schools Have Prepared for New Suspension Ban
Posted on · The new ban is meant to reduce harsh discipline, which disproportionately impacts students of color, and keep kids in class.
Houston Matters
Houston School Board Reverses Course, Reconsiders Suspension Ban
Posted on · For several months now, the Houston school board has grappled with how it disciplines its youngest students. After initially rejecting a proposed ban on suspensions, the board has reversed course, and — with a final vote next month — might ban suspensions after all. News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee explains. Then we revisit a […]
Houston Matters
Battles Over School Funding, Campus Carry and Grier Stepping down: The Year in Houston Education for 2015
Posted on · From legislative and judicial battles over school funding in Texas, to debate on area college campuses over how to implement the state’s new campus carry law, to oral arguments (again) before the Supreme Court over the use of affirmative action in college admissions, there were a lot of big developments in education here in Houston […]
Houston Matters
Why The Houston School Board Refused To Ban Suspensions
Posted on · During a school board meeting last Thursday (Nov. 12, 2015), HISD board members refused to ban suspensions of pre-K through second grade students. We learn why from News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee. Then, we talk with Morgan Craven, Director of the “School-to-Prison Pipeline Project” for the non-profit social justice group Texas Appleseed, which put […]
Education News
Report: Texas Schools Suspending Thousands Of Elementary Students
Posted on · In elementary school, much like older grades, certain students are suspended more often: children with special needs, boys and black students.
Full Show
Houston Matters for Thursday, August 8, 2013
Posted on · Major League Baseball this week suspended New York Yankees third baseman – and former Texas Ranger â Alex Rodriguez 211 games for his alleged repeated use of performance-enhancing drugs, and for obstructing baseballâs probe into the Biogenesis of America Anti-Aging Clinic. âA-Rodâ continues to play and is appealing the suspension, while thirteen other players, including […]