163 Empire of the Aetherczar
March 7, 2026
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Episode 22 · March 7, 2026
163 Empire of the Aetherczar
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<p>Dr. Hans G. Schantz joins the Professor for a virtual roadtrip through the history of electromagnetism. Along the way, we remark on the importance of studying history for catching the errors in the science, review the significance of Harold Innis's insights into the media effects on space and time, wonder about the role of monasticism in the origins of Western industry, and marvel at the beauty of the machines that are remaking our world. It's quite the experiment! — Streamed March 6, 2026 </p><p>Check out Hans's Substack on Innis and empires: <a href="https://aetherczar.substack.com/p/ii-152-empire-and-communications" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://aetherczar.substack.com/p/ii-152-empire-and-communications</a></p><p>Hans's website: <a href="https://aetherczar.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://aetherczar.com</a></p>
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