{"id":187424,"date":"2026-03-06T17:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/why-leonardo-was-a-saboteur-gutenberg-went-broke-and-florence-was-weird-ada-palmer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T17:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:34:29","slug":"why-leonardo-was-a-saboteur-gutenberg-went-broke-and-florence-was-weird-ada-palmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/why-leonardo-was-a-saboteur-gutenberg-went-broke-and-florence-was-weird-ada-palmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Leonardo was a saboteur, Gutenberg went broke, and Florence was weird \u2013 Ada Palmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PAIhVfGbREA?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Renaissance history is so much wilder and weirder than you would have expected. Very fun chatting with Ada Palmer (historian, novelist, and composer based at the University of Chicago).<\/p>\n<p>Some especially fascinating things I learned from the conversation and her excellent book, Inventing the Renaissance: <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/03EjyByR\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/a.co\/d\/03EjyByR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc03\ud835\udc04 \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc12<br \/>\n* Transcript: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwarkesh.com\/p\/ada-palmer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.dwarkesh.com\/p\/ada-palmer<\/a><br \/>\n* Apple Podcasts: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/how-cosplaying-ancient-rome-led-to-the-scientific\/id1516093381?i=1000753675325\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/how-cosplaying-ancient-rome-led-to-the-scientific\/id1516093381?i=1000753675325<\/a><br \/>\n* Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/00AFjws53vNchZYgKGmFCU?si=08ae3a78c7dd4a4a\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/00AFjws53vNchZYgKGmFCU?si=08ae3a78c7dd4a4a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc12<br \/>\n&#8211; Jane Street is still waiting on someone to solve their backdoor puzzle\u2026 They\u2019re accepting submissions until April 1st and have set aside $50,000 for the best attempts. 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