AI and three college students help decipher the text of a 2,000-year-old scroll burned at Pompeii. Introduced in March 2023, the Vesuvius Challenge pledged a $700,000 prize to the team that could resurrect ancient scripts lost in the ashes of a volcanic eruption.
Sunday, September 10 Sunday Morning Bird Walk: 8 a.m.; Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. Practice your birding skills with a like-minded group and a knowledgeable leader. To register, visit massaudubon.org. “The Drive to Sing” Film Screening: 2 p.m.; Leominster Public Library, 30 West St. Join Director Bryce Denney and Producer Kathryn Denney as […]
Friday, September 8 YA Afternoon Movie: 3 p.m.; Groton Public Library, 99 Main St. Drop by after school to watch “Guardians of the Galaxy 3”; grades 6-12. To register, visit gpl.org. Saturday, September 9 Saturday Craft Camp: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Stevens Memorial Library, 20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham. Art Gallery Reception: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Lawrence Library, […]
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The Roman settlement was obliterated by one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in history when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. The natural disaster ejected molten rock, pulverised pumice and hot ash at 1.5 million tonnes per second over the city’s 12,000 residents – in what would have been a terrifying ending. But it also covered the city in a blanket of thick material, allowing modern-day scientists to continue to study how events unfolded.