NPR's Scott Simon asks Prof. Brent Seales of the University of Kentucky about deciphering tightly wound, charred scrolls from the 1st Century C.E. using X-rays and artificial intelligence.

The Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE turned the Herculaneum scrolls into a charcoal-like material. University of Kentucky professor Brent Seales issued a challenge with a $1 million reward for ...

University of Kentucky researcher Brent Seales has been working with a team for nearly 20 years on a project to read 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scrolls.

The word “purple” written in Greek has been identified as part of the Herculaneum scrolls, which have long been considered unreadable. University of Kentucky professor Brent Seales issued a ...

But Brent Seales, a computer science professor at the University of Kentucky, and his researchers developed technology to read what’s on the scrolls without opening them.

Brent Seales is the alumni professor of computer science at the University of Kentucky. His research program applies techniques in imaging and visualization to damaged heritage materials such as ...

Making headlines around the world, Brent Seales and his team of computer scientists set out on a mission to read the 2,000-year-old carbonized scrolls found in the remains of a villa in Herculaneum.

Such virtual unrolling is a two-stage process pioneered by W. Brent Seales, a computer scientist at the University of Kentucky. Tuesday, Jul 08, 2025. New Delhi o C. Subscribe.

-My name is Brent Seales. I'm a professor of computer science at the University of Kentucky. I want to be able to read what's inside a Herculaneum scroll without having to open it.

But Brent Seales, a computer science professor at the University of Kentucky, and his researchers developed technology to read what’s on the scrolls without opening them.

But Brent Seales, a computer science professor at the University of Kentucky, and his researchers developed technology to read what’s on the scrolls without opening them.