Episode 91: Unlocking Letters

<p>This episode explores new research, which has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe – without breaking its seal or damaging it in any way.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/1886/unlocking-letters/'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21326-w'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read ‘Letters for the Dead’ by Philip Levine <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=119&issue=2&page=22'>here</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a>  </p>