Engines of Our Ingenuity
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1159: Nevil Shute’s Ordeal
Episode: 1159 In which Nevil Shute looks at the ordeal of aerial bombing. Today, Nevil Shute predicts the chilling anonymity of war.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1158: The Crystal Palace
Episode: 1158 The Crystal Palace, the 1851 exhibition, and Victorian art. Today, we look for art to equal the building that holds it.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1157: Marketing Model A
Episode: 1157 Merchandising Windows 95 and the Ford Model A. Today, we sell Model A's and Windows 95.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1971: Lame, Cauchy, and Kummer
Episode: 1971 In which Lame, Cauchy, and Kummer race to prove Fermat's last theorem. Today, guest scientistAndrew Boydrelives a race.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3029: Model Citizen
Episode: 3029 Model Citizen. Today, lets talk about models.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3241: Hooker’s Green
Episode: 3241 Green with Immortality. Today, we go green with immortality.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1156: The Machine as Mirror
Episode: 1156 We mirror machine mirrors we mirror machine mirrors we ... Today, an analogy game.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1154: Adam’s Belly Button
Episode: 1154 In which Adam's navel poses the question of pre-creation history. Today, a silly question about Adam's navel paves the way for evolution.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1153: Grosseteste and Bacon
Episode: 1153 Grosseteste, Bacon, and the rise of realism. Today, Robert Grosseteste, Roger Bacon, and cyberspace.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1152: Macbeth
Episode: 1152 Macbeth, populism, and insanity. Today, Shakespeare tells us how to stay sane.