{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696fa9836544003fe9f15c7f/69be677c007cdcf83f1174ec?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"1-18 The Imperial Academy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/696fa9836544003fe9f15c7f/1774085695997-115f5757-af37-44b0-b514-92eae6ec9ece.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Academic institutions, systems more so, are similar to the Imperium of Man - vast labyrinthine, interlocking structures, whos all prevading scale precludes meaningful reform. In this episode, I look at how these systems emerge, how they perpetuate and how they become immune to reform even when all agree reform would be A Good Thing. </p><p><br></p><p>For more on how to read academia through the lens of Warhammer 40,000, go to my website, brianmlucey.com  </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"brian lucey"}