How WWII Politics Killed the Aether - Dr. Kathy Joseph, Kathy Loves Physics - DSPod 193

Get your DEMYSTICON 2024 tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demysticon-2024-tickets-727054969987 Kathy Joseph is a historian of physics and the force behind  @KathyLovesPhysics  , an exploration of the cultural, historical, and social forces that shape physics behind the scenes. We talk to her about unconventional paths to science, the value of understanding history, the surprising ways in which science is shaped by cultural fashions, how materialism came and went, the birth of the aether, and the campaign to discredit relativity as a “Jewish science” Check out her Youtube channel @kathylovesphysics Her website at www.kathylovesphysics.com Her book about the dawn of the electrical age (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/46Fp3hv 00:00:00 Go! 00:00:21 Kathy's book & books we love 00:08:50 Dunning Kruger is misunderstood 00:17:39 A community of ideas 00:27:23 Tesla as physics monk & mascot 00:36:18 Math isn't science 00:45:38 The material atomics project 00:58:40 Back to Dunning Kruger 01:15:45 Giving knowledge, hiding discoveries 01:22:23 Cleaning up Maxwell's equations 01:25:07 Death of the Aether 01:33:59 Invention of fields 01:39:09 Scientific culture that approved of disregarding mediators 01:56:50 Maxwell demands an aether 02:07:01 Aether & nazi politics 02:12:26 Sometimes simplicity rules, regardless 02:27:57 Mechanism as stories 02:33:12 Something you'll really like 02:40:29 Interest in the known vs. unknown 02:50:59 Closing thoughts, history of spin 1/2 Support the scientific revolution by joining our Patreon: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB Tell us what you think in the comments or on our Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub #historyofphysics #physics #history #aetherstudies #whathappenedtotheaether #historyofscience #historyofdiscovery #science #longformconversations #philosophical #demystifysci #demystifyscipodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671