11: The Voynich Manuscript Decoded - Have We Finally Solved the Most Mysterious Book in the World?

11: The Voynich Manuscript Decoded - Have We Finally Solved the Most Mysterious Book in the World?

For 600 years the Voynich Manuscript has stumped scholars, cryptographers, physicists, and computer scientists. Now, a researcher in Germany has claimed to have finally decoded the most mysterious book in the world. The Voynich Manuscript is a 240-page medieval codex written in an indecipherable language, full of bizarre drawings of strange plants, astrological symbols and... lots of... naked women. The Voynich Manuscript defies classification and has also defied comprehension. Cryptologists, FBI operatives, respected medievalists, mathematic and scientific scholars, skilled linguists... they've all been left stumped. Even Alan Turing took a crack at it and came up short. It's written from left to right and although it's never been "officially" deciphered, there's definitely a structure to it. Researchers have concluded that the language has 20 to 25 distinct letters but nobody has been able to figure out how the letters fit together. According to cryptanalyst Elizabeth Friedman in 1962, anyone who attempts to translate it is "doomed to utter frustration." Let's find out why. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewhyfiles/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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62: Sounds from the Hell | The Siberian Drilling Project that went Very Wrong

62: Sounds from the Hell | The Siberian Drilling Project that went Very Wrong

SOUNDS FROM THE HOLE TO HELL   In 1989, Dr. Dimitry Azacov and a group of scientists were working on a borehole drilling project in Siberia.  When the drill reached 14.4 kilometers, or 9 miles deep, t...

26 Jun 202216min

61: Evidence that Reality is a Simulation

61: Evidence that Reality is a Simulation

PROOF THAT EVERYTHING - INCLUDING GOD - IS A SIMULATION   Is this reality? Well, we're experiencing ... something right now so maybe the better question is: *what* is reality?   Could everything we se...

26 Jun 202227min

60: How a UFO Caused the Battle of Los Angeles

60: How a UFO Caused the Battle of Los Angeles

THE BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES   On February 25, 1942, at about 2:30 in the morning, the people of Los Angeles were jolted awake by the sound of air-raid sirens.   The city was ordered to blackout and prep...

26 Jun 202217min

58: THE LEGEND of the Immortal: The Count of Saint Germain

58: THE LEGEND of the Immortal: The Count of Saint Germain

CHASING THE IMMORTAL COUNT   The Count of Saint Germain has been called a prophet, a sorcerer, and an immortal.  He's been spotted all over the world for a thousand years. And every time he's seen, he...

26 Jun 202218min

59: Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue

59: Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color Blue

Here's a philosophical question for you. If a color doesn't have a name, can we still see it?   Many years ago, the human eye evolved to give us the ability to see about a million colors.   That's a l...

26 Jun 202215min

58: The Most Paranormal Place On Earth - What's Happening on Mount Shasta?

58: The Most Paranormal Place On Earth - What's Happening on Mount Shasta?

MYSTERIES OF MOUNT SHASTA   There is no other place on earth steeped in more mystery than Mount Shasta.   Aliens, ghosts, underground bases and interdimensional portals. Check.   Lost cities, strange ...

26 Jun 202225min

50: Why Superstitions Are Good For You

50: Why Superstitions Are Good For You

What do Ponce De Leon, Alexander The Great and Jason Giambi all have in common?    Superstitions.   What are superstitions? Why do we believe them?   Although there are a lot of weird superstitions ou...

26 Jun 202213min

55: Another Carrington Event? You Are NOT Prepared for the Coming Solar Storms

55: Another Carrington Event? You Are NOT Prepared for the Coming Solar Storms

WE'RE DUE FOR ANOTHER CARRINGTON EVENT  On September 1, 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was observing a huge sunspot. Suddenly, a flash of intense white light burst from the sun's surface.  He had...

26 Jun 202222min

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