Engines of Our Ingenuity 2851: Unplanned ObsolescenceEpisode: 2851 The Lake Breeze Fan: Unplanned Obsolescence. Today, invention and obsolescence.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 12, 2024obsolescencekerosene-powered fanlake breeze motor companyhot air engine
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1132: The Siege of ParisEpisode: 1132 In which balloons deliver the mail during the Siege of Paris. Today, the very first airmail service is used to break a siege.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 11, 2024civil warmilitaryflightpostallincolnreconnaissancecarrier pigeonsfranco-prussian war
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1131: John HunterEpisode: 1131 John Hunter: idiosyncratic medical pioneer. Today, the history of medicine provides a strange hero.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 10, 2024medicineinflammationanatomysurgeryreynoldssyphilisehrlichanginafibroblast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1129: Alphonse PenaudEpisode: 1129 In which Alphonse Penaud invents the model airplane. Today, a very young man teaches us to fly, after all.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 09, 2024depressionpsychologydyslexiasuicideflighthelicopteraerodynamicswright brothersgiffard
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1128: Of Whales and ElephantsEpisode: 1128 Of whales and elephants: a remarkable convergence of attributes. Today, we find that whales and elephants have more in common than just size.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 08, 2024acousticsenvironmentbiologyanimal communicationecologyecosystemzoology
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1926: RhetoricEpisode: 1926 Rhetoric: An ancient idea in serious need of rehabilitation. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd persuades us.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 07, 2024rhetoriccommunicationplatogrammarlogicaristotledialectictriviumsophistryandy boyd
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2654: Bike VariationsEpisode: 2654 Recumbent bicycles and the One Hour record. Today, variations on a bicycle.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 06, 2024racingbikebicycleaerodynamicsrecumbentwind tunnelshuman powered vehiclesone hour recordfrancis faurecharles mochet
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3295: The Age of Silicon-Based SpeciesEpisode: 3295 The Age of Non-Carbon Species; The Age of Artificial Intelligence. Today, the age of silicon-based species.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 05, 2024ai safetyartificial intelligence (ai)alignment problemcomputer technologyartificial general intelligence (agi)machine learning (ml)silicon microchips
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1127: Germany and the Atom BombEpisode: 1127 Why Germany didn't make an atomic bomb during WW-II? Today, we ask about Germany and the atom bomb in WW-II.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 04, 2024uraniumfrischneutronnuclear fissioncritical massmeitnerheisenbergu-235collision cross sectionchain reactions
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1126: An Academic HoaxEpisode: 1126 An academic hoax: When we let our words get too complicated. Today, a disturbing parable about clarity and falsehood.Engines of Our IngenuityenMarch 03, 2024physicsart criticismpost modern deconstructionism