Can AI uncover the true authors of our most sacred and mysterious texts?
In this episode, Dr. Maciej Eder—one of the world’s leading experts in stylometry—reveals how computational text analysis is reshaping what we know about the Bible, Plato, Shakespeare, and beyond. With the power of machine learning and linguistic pattern detection, stylometry can detect authorship with startling precision—sometimes overturning centuries of belief.
What you’ll learn:
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How stylometry identifies hidden authors through writing style
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Why ancient texts may not have been written by who we think
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The surprising role of function words and punctuation in authorship
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What AI means for the future of historical, literary, and religious studies
Are our most sacred texts really what they seem? Or is history being rewritten—one word at a time?
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