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. 32: The f**k this guy spectrum
Ep. 31: How to maybe get away with murder
Ep. 30: Guns
Ep. 29: We need to talk about Oscar
Ep. 28: How do you solve a problem like men?
Ep. 27: Jack of All Watery Graves
Ep. 26: Bodies
Ep. 25: I like my comedy like I like Mark's soul
Ep. 24: Kids who kill
Ep. 23 - Benign anarchy (w/ Dead and Lovely's Steve Spratling!)
Ep. 22: Mack of All Graves
Ep. 21: Your asshole brain and you
Ep. 20: Surviving death
Ep. 19: Stage managing death
Ep. 18: Autonomy over your meat
Ep. 17: Zero percent juice
Ep. 16: Trust the boffins
Ep. 15: Jed Shepherd is a real nice guy
Ep. 14: The thrill of the kill
Ep. 13: The anxiety kitchen
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