Noah’s Archeology

1. do these smaller details about the past affect how we see the world today? If we had discovered from
Richard III's DNA that he was a woman in disguise, would that change our view of him or of his role in
history?
Indeed, the discovery that Richard III was a woman in disguise through DNA analysis would call for a re-
evaluation both of his identity and of the historical context in which he lived. It had the potential to challenge
traditional gender roles and power relations, thus raising questions as to what the degree was at which gender
identity determined leadership and political legitimacy in medieval Europe. This revelation could disrupt the
existing notions of Richards’s role in history and the narratives surrounding his reign, by presenting the
complexities of identity, power and representation in historical discourse.

2. To what extent does an actor need to share lived experiences with the character they are portraying?
When an actor plays a character in a film, they try to connect with the emotions and behavioral patterns of the
scripted character. There is an absence of literature regarding how a role influences an actor’s life before, during,
and after film production. According to the research by Antioch University, the outcome of this research suggested
that actors are often emotionally and behaviorally influenced by roles affecting their daily lives and occasionally
their romantic relationships. The participants also reported having experienced the effects of the illusion of a
character’s independent agency while playing particular roles.

3. if an OpenAI project destroyed all life on Earth but left our cities intact, what would a future
anthropologist conclude about human civilization? How much would their conclusions vary depending on
what city they visited?
Ostia Antica, once the ancient port of Rome, has hundreds of 2,000-year-old buildings spread over hundreds of
acres. Yet somehow it’s always eclipsed by its Italian neighbor Pompeii, a city frozen in time by the volcanic ash
blast of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. that has become one of the world’s best-known archaeological sites. It is fascinating
to see how we look on Ancient Civilization based on their remnants from the past. Though it has been thousands
of years since the Roman Empire flourished, we can still see evidence of it in our art, architecture, technology,
literature, language, and law. From bridges and stadiums to books and the words we hear every day, the ancient
Romans have left their mark on our world. Now to answer the question about if an OpenAI project were to destroy
all life on Earth while leaving cities intact, future anthropologists examining the remnants of human civilization
would likely draw conclusions about humanity's high technological advancement, heavy urbanization, dependency
on AI and automation, limited understanding of AI risks, and environmental impact. However, the specifics of their
conclusions would vary depending on the evidence available and the characteristics of the cities they investigated,
including technological disparities, cultural differences, and variations in resilience and adaptability.