Dr. Keri Thomas joins us to talk about medieval manuscripts, death, and the possibility of digital resurrection. Are we entering a digital dark age, or are our mortal souls bound for the cloud?
Highlights:
[0:00] CoRri tells Keri and Marko about Europe's werewolf trials
[28:53] We dive right in with an introduction to Dr. Keri Thomas that spirals into a discussion of how digitization and resurrection are related
[66:03] We talk about the super metal way medieval manuscripts were made, how people would have read them, and how people lived so closely acquainted with death
[91:42] We talk a bit more about the Voynich Manuscript, which we discussed at length on the Laydown Podcast! Go listen!
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Stuff we referenced:
Ep. 12: Out of the elevator, into the coffin
Ep. 11: Ethical cannibalism under capitalism
Ep. 10: Things to do when you're dead
Ep. 9: Candy panic
Ep. 8: Meatsuits and mediums
Ep. 7: Jack of All Graveyards
Ep. 6: Say cheese and die
Ep.5: Jack of All Recs Pt. Deux
Ep. 5: Jack of All Recs Pt. 1
Ep. 4: The antics of Mr. Noseybonk
Ep. 3: The public suicide squad
Ep. 2: A rapture phobia
Ep. 1: Mark sees a tokoloshe
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