Making History
on remaking what we know of the past
Here’s today at a glance:
💡 From an Idea to Rewriting Ancient History in Under a Year
(This post was guest-written by @sporadicalia)
This week, former Github CEO, Nat Friedman announced “The scrolls have been read”, as the Vesuvius Challenge - an ML & computer vision contest he’s sponsored, solved a massive archaeological mystery.
So what really happened?
"What was really achieved? And why is it such a massive deal?" - you may be wondering.
It starts in 79 AD. Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby cities - most notably, Pompeii.
