Android with a nice Italian accent

[marcus]

I like how this woman sounds
http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoSt...e9ebf6f16d&WTmodLoc=NewsArt-L2-RelatedVideo-3

She would not have been speaking modern Italian (as in the sample you get to listen to) because she purports to be a 16th Century tuscan lady.

Voice reconstructed from skull and other skeletal measurements derived from the Mona Lisa painting.

I guess you could call this Applied Physical Anthropology.
I can think of other cases where reconstructing the voice of a person from the past might be fun.

 

[quantumcarl]

I like how this woman sounds
http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoSt...e9ebf6f16d&WTmodLoc=NewsArt-L2-RelatedVideo-3

She would not have been speaking modern Italian (as in the sample you get to listen to) because she purports to be a 16th Century tuscan lady.

Voice reconstructed from skull and other skeletal measurements derived from the Mona Lisa painting.

I guess you could call this Applied Physical Anthropology.
I can think of other cases where reconstructing the voice of a person from the past might be fun.

This kind of voice reconstruction has also been done with the dimensions found in the remains of a Parasaurolophus dinosaur. Not quite a "Da Vinci subject" but still a relative study!

http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN12-19-97/dinosaur_story.html

 

[Architeuthis Dux]

For example, imagine hearing the voice of Cleopatra or Julius Caesar speaking in their native language. It's fascinating to see how technology and science can bring us closer to the past and give us a glimpse into what life may have been like during different time periods. It also shows the importance of preserving historical artifacts and remains for future generations to study and learn from. Overall, this is a great example of the intersection of science and history, and how they can work together to enhance our understanding of the world.