Thinking Transportation: Engaging Conversations about Transportation Innovations
Thinking Transportation: Engaging Conversations about Transportation Innovations
Latest Episodes
The Growth of AI: Assessments, Promises and Concerns
A big topic of conversation in our larger culture across business and government is the growth and impact of artificial intelligence. And that, too, we are in early days with many different assessments of prospects for the future and early sign...
The Ocean as Proving Ground: Training the Next Generation of Mariners
The ships that bring the goods that you buy to store shelves don't sail themselves. Trained mariners man those vessels, and in times of war, mariners can also prove vital to supporting the U.S. miliary in moving men and materiel to the theater ...
Houston, We Have an Opportunity: TTI, Texas A&M's Space Institute, and the Space Economy
The successful conclusion to the Artemis II mission on April 10, 2026, ushered in a new era of enthusiasm for manned space flight. For NASA, the next steps in this incredible journey will include mankind's establishing permanent habitation on t...
Research Helps Keep Rail Crossing Safety on the Right Track
Research promoting safety at rail grade crossings has saved lives by reducing collisions, the second-leading cause of rail-related fatalities in the United States. Trespassing by the public on railroad tracks is a particularly dangerous practic...
Strait Talk: The Impact of Middle East Conflict on the World's Oil Pipeline
When international crises occur, significant disruptions in the global supply chain can impact our daily lives in very real ways. Lately, for example, the conflict in the Middle East has been largely responsible for increasing gas prices at the...