On this week’s Mosaic Ark, the ladies were joined by theoretical physicist and author Hans G. Schantz. Hans is a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His fiction includes the alternate science techno-thrillers The Hidden Truth, A Rambling Wreck, and The Brave and the Bold. He also wrote a biting satire of modern day academia in his ode to the Scopes monkey trial called The Wise of Heart. That satire famously got him cancelled by Kickstarter. His two non-fiction works are called The Art and Science of Ultrawideband Antennas, and his just completed Fields & Energy, which also just got him cancelled by Kickstarter —we’re sensing a pattern! Professor Fulton Brown has some observations about the cancellation of knowledge and history from the Middle Ages, which Hans also mentioned in his latest book. Apparently there has been an epidemic of amnesia about the history of science that started in the 17th century and continued right through the late 20th century with NASA supposedly forgetting about technology that got the US to the moon. It was a very informative and lively discussion! Let us know in the comments what you thought of it! —Streamed August 1, 2025

Hans’s Substack: http://aetherczar.substack.com

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Backstory with Hans on Francis Bacon: https://youtu.be/54ojYdAnxPQ