by Jojo Dong
The Voynich Manuscript is one of the most puzzling mysteries in the history of cryptography. First presented to the public by Wilfrid Voynich in 1912, the manuscript is filled with bizarre symbols and delicate drawings. Carbon dating has placed the creation of the book in the fifteenth century. Since then, the manuscript has travelled a long way, and is now housed in the Yale Beinecke Library. It’s believed that the manuscript is written in a lost language to preserve a civilization, or in ciphers to record some scientific findings. Till this day, none of the speculations revolving the Voynich Manuscript has be proven.
Voices:
Host: Jojo Dong
Fellow Host: Zinnie Zhang
Voice of Elizabeth Friedman: Olivia Donofrio
Male Voice: Long Than
Music:
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- Dreamy Ambient Background Music
- In Another Life
- Magic Music Loop
- Wooden Door Opening Sound Effect
- Page Turn Sound Effect
- Calming Harp Music
References:
Researchers Claim to Crack the Voynich Manuscript Using AI, But Experts Are Skeptical, Mentalfloss, retrieved from http://mentalfloss.com/article/527744/researchers-claim-crack-voynich-manuscript-using-ai-experts-are-skeptical
AI didn’t decode the cryptic Voynich manuscript — it just added to the mystery, The Verge, retrieved from https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/1/16959454/voynich-manuscript-mystery-ai-decoded-debunked
Mysterious Voynich Manuscript Reborn in Facsimile Edition, YaleNews, retrieved from https://news.yale.edu/2016/10/31/mysterious-voynich-manuscript-reborn-facsimile-edition
The Voynich Manuscript: An Elegant Enigma, D’Imperio, 1978
The Pleasures of Incomprehensibility, The Paris Review, LaPointe, retrieved from https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/12/01/the-pleasures-of-incomprehensibility/
To Crack the Voynich Code, University of Arizona, retrieved from https://www.arizona.edu/news/2011/05/crack-voynich-code
Image:
Page from the Voynich Manuscript, Wikimedia Commons