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These Scrolls Got Destroyed by a Volcano, But It’s Fine
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The eruption of Mt Vesuvius buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and one ancient library was burned to a crisp. However, scientists are now using machine learning and AI to decipher the writing on them and recover lost works of ancient philosophy.

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@eponawarrior7492

2 weeks ago

"Mostly destroyed is still slightly intact" tell me why I was having flashbacks to that "mostly dead" scene from The Princess Bride 😂

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@MajoraZ

1 week ago

I think it's sort of gross that this was a massively crowdsourced project, yet the final scanned images are copyrighted instead of being Public Domain. Actually, even if they WERE scanned totally through the work of one person, these are still ancient documents and should be in the Public Domain anyways.

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@MTerrance

1 week ago

I like this new informal presentation style. It is more intimate and does not require the presenter to stand the whole time. It feels less forced.

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@emmam1161

1 week ago

“What do we got, John?” “It’s just the Bible!” entire lab groans

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@alexanderx33

2 weeks ago

Theres a very big difference between "mostly destroyed" and "all destroyed".

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@Hurricayne92

2 weeks ago

This is what AI should be being used for not making terrible art and writing bad articles

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@elisa.llew-send

2 weeks ago

I love it when contests encourage scientific and engineering breakthroughs.

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@coeal2680

2 weeks ago

Enjoying the more relaxed, sit and chill style

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@FaultyMuse

2 weeks ago

FIRST (a robotics group that runs competitions for kids) is HUGE on this idea of "part cooperation, part competition" and even has a term specifically for that, "Coopertition". RIP Woodie Flowers

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@angelitabecerra

2 weeks ago

1:29 +1 for the Princess Bride reference

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@Aaron-P

2 weeks ago

In case the writer was worried no one would pick up a subtle Princess Bride reference, someone noticed. ❤️❤️

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@WilliamScavengerFish

2 weeks ago

He isn't dead, he mostly dead.

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@chatbear69

2 weeks ago

Can't get enough of this guy! I love that computers and AI are being used outside of chat bots and desk weights. Keep up the good work Reid and the SciShow team.

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@Babygirlyouretheheart

1 week ago

Imagining archaeologists 5000 years from now trying to recover my diaries from when I was 8 and giving away loads of money to whoever can read "today I ate glue"

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@TheAnon26

2 weeks ago

I love it. All that text, theres bound to be some never-before-seen stuff in there... Cant wait to see the results! 😁

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@MadMeeper

2 weeks ago

I remember reading about this once the challenge had completed! Really exciting to see yall covering it, this is the beginning of a whole new wave of exciting historical knowledge!

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@zenfrodo

1 week ago

I've been following the story of these scrolls for a couple years and I'm EXCITED that our tech has finally gotten to the point we can decipher them. I'm hoping we find missing/lost texts like the missing books of the Illiad. And your reference to The Princess Bride wasn't missed, btw. "Only mostly destroyed", indeed.

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@JoeJaJoeJoe

1 week ago

New set looks very cozy

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@loganl3746

1 week ago

Those CT scan animations are making me crave croissants and phyllo treats 😂

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@StrewthStoatPirate

2 weeks ago

+1 for Miracle Max reference.

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