In this episode of the History Slam, the first ever episode with a live audience, Sean Graham talks with Beth A. Robertson about her new book Science of the Seance: Transnational Networks and Gendered Bodies in the Study of Psychic Phenomena, 1918-40. They talk about the scientists who conducted the research on seances, how they connected with each other, and the ways in which the space became gendered. They also open the floor to questions from the audience and discuss the challenges of researching such a unique topic.

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