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106 - The New Indiana Jones - w/ Dr. Brent Seales

51 min • 23 mars 2025

A conversation with Dr. Brent Seales, professor of computer science at the University of Kentucky and a modern day Indiana Jones who has been using advanced technology to restore and redeem cultural and historical artifacts from the ravages of time.

In this episode:

The 'virtual unwrapping' of the Vesuvius scrolls
Unearthing an entire new Renaissance
Brent's encounters with Silicon Valley and some DOGE members
The long-term future of this project

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106 - The New Indiana Jones - w/ Dr. Brent Seales

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109 - Caesar's Civil War 1: Breakdown

108 - Caesar 2: Law and Nature

107 - Caesar 1: Man of Destiny

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104 - Heroic Struggles in Vietnam, w/ Doyle Glass

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102 - Cato III: The Senate's Ashes

101 - Cato II: Seducers of Rome

100 - Cato I: A Strange Boy

99 - On Progress - Against Stoicism

98 - Gallic Wars 8: Finale

97 - Gallic Wars 7: Vercingetorix and the Great Revolt

96 - Gallic Wars 6: Manhunt

95 - Gallic Wars 5: Uprisings

94 - Gallic Wars 4: Amphibious Assault

93 - Gallic Wars 3: Caesar At Sea

92 - Gallic Wars 2: Conspiracy

91 - Gallic Wars 1: Caesar's Chance

90 - Heroes are Dangerous: Rousseau & Nietzsche with Johnathan Bi

89 - A Manual for Greatness — with Johnny Burtka

88 - Mysteries of the Scrolls — with Nat Friedman

87 - Pursuing Greatness — with Pano Kanelos

86 - Pompey: Aftermath, Comparison w/ Spartan King Agesilaus

85 - Pompey III: Fields of Pharsalus

84 - Pompey II: Empire of Venus

83 - Pompey I: Kid Butcher

82 - How to Tell a Flatterer From a Friend

81 - Spartacus — with Barry Strauss

80 - The Best Stoic Sentences

79 - Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre

78 - Lucullus III: Betrayal

77 - Lucullus II: Armenia

76 - Lucullus I: Starvation

75 - How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")

74 - Crassus Aftermath, Takeaways, Sources

73 - Crassus III: Battle of Carrhae

72 - Crassus II: Puppet Master

71 - Crassus I: Richest Man in Rome

70 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively - Part 2

69 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively

68 - Catiline III: The Last Stand

67 - Catiline II: Cicero's Moment

66 - Catiline I: Rome's Deadliest Conspiracy

65 - Seneca, The Madness of Hercules

64 - Xenophon, Anabasis VII

63 - Xenophon, Anabasis VI

62 - Xenophon, Anabasis V

61 - Agesilaus: Takeaways & Next Actions

60 - Agesilaus III: The Fire Breathers

59 - Agesilaus II: The Spartan Supremacy

58 - Agesilaus I: Persian Expedition

57 - Xenophon: Anabasis IV

56 - CoG in Conversation - w/ Ben Wilson of How to Take Over the World

55 - Xenophon, Anabasis III

54 - Xenophon, Anabasis II

53 - Xenophon, Anabasis I - Power Highlights

52 - When it Clicks that You can Do This

51 - Win like the Santa of Power (Christmas Special)

50 - How to Botch a Conspiracy

49 - Prosper and Succeed with Spartan Realpietik

48 - Comparison: Lysander and Sulla

47 - Sulla: Five Takeaways. And Aftermath.

46 - Sulla III: Vengeance

45 - Sulla 2: Rogue Commander

44 - Sulla 1: The Lucky

43 - An uncommon strategy for mastering fear

42 - Get Friendships with Powerful People

41 - Plato on how to Destroy an Aristocracy

40 - How to get lucky when the gods are against you

39 - Lysander Aftermath: or, How to Keep Fighting

38 - Lysander 3: Kings of Sparta

37 - Lysander 2: Thirty Tyrants

36 - Lysander 1: Death of Democracy

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34 - Harry Truman on Plutarch

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