[Article] Voynich Article in The Atlantic

[Torsten]

My main criticism would be that the article paints a story of crazy theorists vs academics. This completely leaves out the fact that there has always been a strong field of non-academic research of the MS, separate from crazy theorists. (Many of the presenters at the Malta conference were amateur researchers or academics from unrelated fields). Now on the other hand I do believe Lisa's involvement has been critical in improving the relationship between the VM and the academic world, which is understandably the focus of the narrative in this piece. 

I understand that the author is trying to make the story more engaging by focusing on Lisa Fagin Davis.

Torsten: much of your criticism is justified, but well, this is an article in the Atlantic, not a scientific review. We can't expect the author to judge on things we ourselves can't even agree on.

I’m not criticizing the author for the inaccuracies; my critique is directed at the reliance on interviews with Lisa Davis and Claire Bowern as solely sources for an research field where much is still open to debate.