Houston Matters
The cybersecurity threat of TikTok (Jan. 23, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Now that TikTok has been banned from government-issued devices in Texas, we discuss what sort of threat the social media app may pose.
Tag: technology
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2391: The WW-I Sopwiths
Posted on · Episode: 2391 Sopwith’s WW-I airplanes, An epoch in the history of the airplane. Today, the brief ancestry of an airplane.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2347: Munich Museum, 1912
Posted on · Episode: 2347 Watching the Deutsches Museum evolve: 1903 until now. Today, a museum is born.
Houston Matters
Artemis 1 launch delayed, and Houston as a technology hub (Aug. 29, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday’s show: We learn what caused the delay in launching NASA's Artemis 1 mission. And should Houston be the real technology capital of Texas instead of Austin? Plus we discuss what water scarcity in the Rio Grande region means for the rest of Texas. And we preview the Texans season.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2299: Technology in 1873
Posted on · Episode: 2299 A snapshot view of dazzling technological change. Today, we try to focus on a blur of change.
Houston Matters
Hospital price transparency, and Chris Redd of SNL (Aug. 11, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Why Texas hospitals are still not complying with federal price transparency rules. What's being done to address the teacher shortage. And SNL's Chris Redd explains how therapy made him a better comedian.
Criminal Justice
Harris County Sheriff’s Office launches surveillance-sharing program to combat crime
Posted on · The sheriff's office says participation in the SafeCam program is free and voluntary and that participants will not be required to provided requested camera footage, but the setup raises questions about privacy and information control, according to two privacy rights advocacy organizations.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 10: Black A I = Artificial Inclusion [Encore]
Posted on · Amazon AI ethicist leads efforts to ramp up technology access and innovation in her native Jackson, Mississippi. This episode is an encore of the July 23rd, 2021 broadcast.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2251: Englisch Für Ingenieure
Posted on · Episode: 2251 Engine: Englisch Für Ingenieure — in which I better learn my own language. Today, I learn English.
Houston Matters
The market for liquified natural gas, and Fort Bend Co. Judge KP George (June 14, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: What a recent explosion and plant shutdown means for liquified natural gas prices, and Fort Bend County Judge KP George answers your questions. Plus: Recent developments in consumer technology and the Houston filmmakers behind a new western.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2236: Industrial Design
Posted on · Episode: 2236 Industrial Design: Showing us how function is art. Today, another look at form and function.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2897: Privacy and Technology
Posted on · Episode: 2897 A (Very) Short History of Privacy and Technology. Today, privacy and technology.
Houston Matters
Lucio execution on hold, and a Holocaust survivor’s story (April 26, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution to Melissa Lucio, who was set to be executed later this week. Also, we get an update on several recent technology stories. And Ruth Steinfeld shares her story of surviving a concentration camp and starting a new life in Houston.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2202: Brownie Cameras
Posted on · Episode: 2202 Brownie cameras and brownie sprites — two sides of one coin. Today, cameras and sprites.
Houston Matters
What’s behind the recent wave of book banning? (Feb. 17, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A new study says Houston's Black and Latino neighborhoods were less likely to get COVID-19 vaccines during their initial rollout. We learn why. Plus we discuss the recent wave of books being banning from certain schools.