Houston Matters
Is the power grid ready for another blast of winter weather? (Jan. 20, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The latest forecast and whether the state's energy grid is prepared for another blast of cold weather.
Tag: technology
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2147: What Lasts
Posted on · Episode: 2147 Technological survival in metaphors of the human body. Today, we wonder which technologies last.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2690: What the Pharaohs Didn’t Have
Posted on · Episode: 2690 What the pharaohs didn’t have: appreciating modern technology. Today, to be a pharaoh.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2080: The Survival of Invention
Posted on · Episode: 2080 China: A case history in the survival/nonsurvival of invention. Today, we ask why only some inventions survive.
Houston Matters
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (June 29, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Why First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff are visiting Houston, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee answers your questions, and a how a Houston-area woman made aviation history.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2071: Parker’s Philosophy
Posted on · Episode: 2071 Parker’s and Plympton’s Philosophy: retaining what is good across and intellectual chasm. Today, a book straddles an intellectual divide.
Houston Matters
Preparing For Hurricane Season (May 24, 2021)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Preparing for the upcoming hurricane season, making the most out of diversity in the workforce, and an update on Houston sports.
Houston Matters
Health And Logistical Issues Of Traveling This Summer (May 13, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A federal judge deals a blow to the NRA's hopes of moving to Texas, how safe and challenging it will be to travel this summer, and what's taking the place of the Houston Art Car Parade this year.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2042: Science Remaking the World
Posted on · Episode: 2042 Looking at a brave new scientific world in 1922. Today, science and change.
Houston Matters
How Long Have COVID-19 Variants Been In Houston? (Feb. 10, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Theories on how long COVID-19 variants have been in the area, the week in politics, and answers to your technology questions.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1993: Technology, Science and Contradiction
Posted on · Episode: 1993 Henry Augustus Rowland: of technology, science and contradiction. Today, technology, science and contradiction.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2042: Science Remaking the World
Posted on · Episode: 2042 Looking at a brave new scientific world in 1922. Today, science and change.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2946: Man or Monster?
Posted on · Episode: 2946 Man or Monster? The Legend of the Golem and the Age of Technology. Today, what can an old legend tell us about the future?
Texas Arts
SXSW Will Have Online Events In 2021. A Physical Festival In Austin Is Still A Possibility
Posted on · South by Southwest will host an online event next year, but plans for a physical one are still in the works, the organization announced Tuesday.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (June 23, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: County Judge Lina Hidalgo answers your questions about the latest developments in Harris County, Dwight Silverman talks tech, and we learn how to manage the summer heat and the pandemic simultaneously.