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PODCAST: Reading Ancient Scrolls with Modern Technology

How CT scans and AI will let scientists and historians look inside carbonized papyri

An art historian remembers one of her greatest discoveries

What postcards and board games tell us about the politics of representation

An editor sees lessons in mid-century school designs

The surprising story of an unusual collaboration between a Renaissance manuscript’s scribe and its painter

A curator connects to the long struggle for civil rights

La dificultad de vivir lejos de nuestros seres queridos a través de un retrato

Understanding the difficulty of living far from loved ones through a portrait painting

The story of an ancient civilization and a modern city

A metadata specialist considers the timeless beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains

Early biographies of Leonardo shed light on the artist and the myths surrounding him

A curator relates to a drawing of a young girl learning to make lace