Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1751: Robert Hooke
Posted on · Episode: 1751 Robert Hooke, Isaac Newton, and science in transition. Today, conflict as science changes form.
Tag: technology
Houston Matters
Houston’s “Bubba” The Supercomputer Aims To Be World’s Largest
Posted on · Houston Matters takes a tour of a new supercomputer in Katy.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1740: Ed Wood and Revolution
Posted on · Episode: 1740 Bela Lugosi proclaims the end of Modern. Today, a bad movie and radical change.
Business
New Rice University ‘FinTech’ Boot Camp Meant To Fill Skills Gap In Houston’s Financial Industry
Posted on · Rice University has launched a 24-week intensive course to teach financial technology.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Healthcare Games to Save the World
Posted on · Healthcare? There's an app for that.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Possible Changes To Sex Ed, And Writer Tembi Locke (June 14, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Potential changes to sex education in Texas schools, the downside of technology, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and writer Tembi Locke and her memoir From Scratch.
Houston Matters
Houston Company Wants To Bring Internet Service To Mars
Posted on · Future outposts on the moon or Mars will want to use the web. Houston’s Hypergiant Galactic Systems hopes to create an interplanetary internet to serve them.
News
Tech Job Openings Are Increasing In Houston
Posted on · Research by the trade association CompTIA also notes Texas has the second highest net employment in technology jobs behind California.
Business
Report: Houston Losing Tech Jobs, But Outlook Positive
Posted on · The numbers may not account for some jobs in the energy industry.
Bauer Business Focus
This Houston Nonprofit Helps Low-Income Daycares Recover From Harvey With An App
Posted on · Collaborative for Children is partnering with daycare app Brightwheel to help struggling daycare centers.
Bauer Business Focus
What Robots Mean For The Future Of The Hospitality Industry
Posted on · A University of Houston study examines the impact robots will have in hotels and restaurants.
Houston Matters
UH Summit Addresses The Relationship Between Journalists And Social Activists
Posted on · The second-annual Global Communication Summit aims to better prepare journalists to cover protests and to help social activists better tell their stories.
Bauer Business Focus
Is The Tech Industry Facing A Public Policy Crisis?
Posted on · A Rice University computer scientist argues that the industry needs less talk about ethics and more laws and regulations.
Houston Matters
Tech Support: Are The New iPhones Too Expensive? And Switching Cell Service
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle’s Dwight Silverman joins Houston Matters to discuss the latest technology news.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Pres. Trump Visits The Border, And A Mass Shooting Survivor’s Unusual Response (Jan. 10, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: President Trump visits the Texas-Mexico border. A mass shooting survivor takes action to help people like her attacker. Dwight Silverman discusses the latest technology news. And local food writers discuss their favorite seafood restaurants.