inventions

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, the zipper's history and significance, its role in fashion, and why so many zippers say “YKK.”

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show: the zipper — its history and significance, its role in fashion, and why so many zippers say “YKK.”

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a potpourri of topics: the Senate parliamentarian, local news, and wheelie suitcases.

Kids see things differently.Solutions to problems are one big idea away. “What if” is an enthusiastic refrain! And expressing yourself means making art,…

When you were growing up, you probably heard about famous inventors. Maybe you thought they were brilliant. Rigorously trained. Confident. Capable. And…

Did you know that before the clock was invented, we used to sleep in two installments? Or that the standardization of cameras and film led to racial bias…

Nicholson Baker once spent a portion of his retirement savings to rescue first edition newspapers from being destroyed. He also fought to save card…

At some point in the near future we will all drive our last drive. We will get into our normal car, drive to a dealership and ride out in our first…

To say virtual reality is finally here is inaccurate -- it's been here for decades. What is finally here is the right combination of low cost, high…

A device to treat Alzheimer’s Disease using radio waves has gone into clinical trials in Arizona. The trial is partially backed by science carried out in…