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Three theories

The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches

Of note this fall: deep dives into storied American lineages, reckonings with racist forebears, reconsiderations of the Roman empire, and biographies of both prominent and obscure African Americans of the 19th century.

A post on the history of red teaming, the current state of red teaming generative AI systems, and a guide for better red teaming

People in Europe used psychoactive drugs during the Bronze Age, possibly as part of ancient rituals, a new study has concluded. Key to the study's conclusions were 3,000-year-old hairs found in a burial cave in Menorca off the coast of Spain. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Benjamin Breen, associate professor of history at UC Santa Cruz, about the study's conclusions

George R.R. Martin’s darkest possible past strikes again.