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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1583: Glide Bombs 05.06.2026 ↓

Episode: 1583 Glide Bombs and the unrevealed Rohna disaster. Today, the weapon we didn’t know about.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3378: Hrotsvitha 02.06.2026 ↓

Episode: 3378 Tenth century author, Hrotsvitha, brought back to life in the sixteenth century. Today, meet Hrotsvitha.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1582: Llewellen M. K. Boelter 01.06.2026 ↓

Episode: 1582 L. M. K. Boelter and engineering education at its best. Today, a great teacher.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1581: One Good Turn 31.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 1581 The screwdriver: Thoughts on greatness and invisibility. Today, the screwdriver.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1580: Su-Sung’s Clock 30.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 1580 Su-Sung’s wonderful eleventh-century water clock. Today, Su-Sung’s wonderful clock.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1579: The Hidden Wright Brothers 29.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 1579 Five years before we found out about the Wright Brothers! Today, we gradually learn about the Wright Brothers’ flight.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3377: Burning Zinc 27.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 3377 An 1880 article seeks to anticipate the creation of electric power, beginning with Zinc. Today, we burn Zinc.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3376: Staples 26.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 3376 In which our common desk stapler earns its name. Today, Let's talk about staples.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1578: Seaplanes 24.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 1578 The brief day of the great flying boats. Today, we ask what ever became of flying boats.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1577: The Monte Hall Problem 23.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 1577 The Monty Hall Problem and the unexpected value of information. Today, we learn not to turn our back on information.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1576: The Wind 22.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 1576 The wind and its technologies in the ancient mind. Today, wind and the medieval mind.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3375: Poetry 20.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 3375 The complex relationship among language, speech, music, and poetry. Today, what is Poetry?

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1575: Fields and Continua 18.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 1575 Fields and continua: A secret art of engineering. Today, a look at a secret abstraction.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1573: Donatello in Time 17.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 1573 Donatello: Of his age or for all time? Today, we ask: Of an age, or of all time?

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1572: High-Pressure Steam Engines 16.05.2026 ↓

Episode: 1572 High-pressure steam engines and transportation. Today, the first locomotive.