[Interview] Can statistics help crack the mysterious Voynich manuscript?

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Can statistics help crack the mysterious Voynich manuscript?
Q & A with Claire Bowern

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Bowern created and taught an undergraduate class to explore the possibilities, which she and post-doctoral researcher Luke Lindemann describe in a recent paper in the Annual Review of Linguistics. She spoke with Knowable about some of their insights. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.