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?
Tag: technology
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.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1875: Inventing Modern
Posted on · Episode: 1875 Inventing Modern: In which a book instructs its author. Today, history repeated.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1846: Tallest, Longest
Posted on · Episode: 1846 Tallest and longest, bridges and skyscrapers, human energy and human hubris. Today, the tallest and the longest.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1844: Horizontal Society
Posted on · Episode: 1844 The Horizontal Society — revealed in an acrostic. Today, the horizontal society.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: Super Tuesday Turnout, And Council Member Abbie Kamin (March 3, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Live from a Super Tuesday polling place, City Council Member Abbie Kamin discusses city politics, and screen time and sensory overload.
News
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3227: Gyros in the Energy Industry
Posted on · Episode: 3227 Gyros in the Energy Industry. Today, let’s talk about gyroscopes in the energy industry.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3025: Walden
Posted on · Episode: 3025 Thoreau’s Walden. Today, a book report.
Houston Matters
How Delivery Robots Navigate The University Of Houston Campus
Posted on · Houston Matters orders something from the new delivery robots on campus, and not everything went according to plan.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1800: All-Embracing Sciences
Posted on · Episode: 1800 A concern about sciences that encompass everything. Today, a single science for all things?
Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: Runoff Election Results, And Ask The Veterinarian (Dec. 16, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Runoff elections results, recent technology news, answers to your pet care questions, and an update on Houston sports.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Methane Emissions, And Composer Howard Goodall (Dec. 13, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Videos from a chemical plant in West Texas shed new light on methane emissions. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And British composer Howard Goodall presents the world premiere of his new Christmas Cantata.
Houston Matters
How Exploration Has Driven Technological Progress Throughout History
Posted on · SpaceX mission manager Andrew Rader discusses his book, "Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars."
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.