Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2041: James B. Emerson
Posted on · Episode: 2041 James B. Emerson: iconoclastic 19th-C turbine developer. Today, an iconoclast tests turbines.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2008: Figuring Out Science
Posted on · Episode: 2008 Figuring Out Science: Our surprising scientifically-savvy great-grandparents. Today, figuring out science in 1876.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1817: Scaling Numbers
Posted on · Episode: 1817 Scientific literacy and the confusion of units. Today, we lay numbers out on a dial.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1363: Man The Measure
Posted on · Episode: 1363 Man the measure — man the meter. Today, let’s ask what meters measure.
Houston Matters
Are ROTC Programs Still Necessary?
Posted on · Last month, the Houston Chronicle reported on a review by the Government Accountability Office of eight of the state's 22 Reserve Officers Training Corps units – more commonly known as ROTC. In 2013, Congress eliminated a number of such units nationwide, as they weren't producing enough officers. That's the concern here in Texas as well. […]