Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1525: Liberty Ships
Posted on · Episode: 1525 Liberty ships: an amateur takes over the trade. Today, an amateur builds ships.
Tag: war
Houston Matters
Using New Data Techniques To Estimate The Number Syrian Of War Dead
Posted on · Rice University researchers are among those using data science and statistics to make a more accurate estimate of casualties in Syria.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1510: Thomas Sopwith
Posted on · Episode: 1510 Thomas Sopwith’s hundredth birthday. Today, we meet the oldest airplane designer.
Houston Matters
Photographer Uses Toys To Tell The Stories Of Children In War Zones
Posted on · Brian McCarty bases his photos on drawings by actual children who've lived through war.
News
WATCH: Pence Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan For War Meetings
Posted on · Vice President Mike Pence's surprise pre-Christmas visit was the first to the war-torn country by either Trump or the vice president
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1439: A Capital Ship on an Ocean Trip
Posted on · Episode: 1439 A capital ship on an ocean trip: a reflection on battleships. Today, let’s talk about battleships.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1395: Worst Airplanes
Posted on · Episode: 1395 The World’s Worst Aircraft: learning what constitutes bad. Today, the worst airplanes ever built!
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2636: Admiral Michael Mullen and Mathematics
Posted on · Episode: 2636 Admiral Michael Mullen and Mathematics. Today, leading the charge.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1387: The Wooden Ships of Mallows Bay
Posted on · Episode: 1387 The ghost fleet of wooden ships in Mallows Bay. Today, a fleet of sunken ships.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1369: Fokker’s Interrupter Mechanism
Posted on · Episode: 1369 Fokker and the machine gun interrupter mechanism. Today, we meet a nice young man and his killing machines.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1364: Radar
Posted on · Episode: 1364 Our radar warning of the Pearl Harbor attack. Today, devastation follows when we don’t trust a new technology.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3131: Jean Cavailles
Posted on · Episode: 3131 Jean Cavaillès: War Hero and Philosopher. Today, in the line of duty.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3128: Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Posted on · Episode: 3128 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates and Lincoln-Douglas Debating. Today, up for debate.
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How Powerful Should the President Be? Monday’s Show (April 24, 2017)
Posted on · On this edition of Houston Matters, we join with public radio programs nationwide participating in NPR’s latest A Nation Engaged project, examining Power and the Presidency. We ask you: How powerful should any American president be? What do you see as the proper balance between the executive, legislative and judicial branches? What would you like to […]
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Hidden Worlds of WWI, and Comedian Cheech Marin: Thursday’s Show (April 6, 2017)
Posted on · (Above: The underground dining area of a WWI French soldier, as photographed by Houston doctor Jeff Gusky. Image Courtesy: jeffgusky.com) When we think of the brutal warfare of World War I, we tend to think of the 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians dead, of infantrymen waging war with guns and grenades, hiding in muddy […]