Sacred Secrecy: Tech Behind the Papal Conclave
Update: 2025-05-01
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TEC297: Peek inside the tech shielding the papal conclave—from Faraday cages to anti-drone systems. Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier & Victor Lams unpack the fascinating blend of ancient ritual and modern security.
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Links for this episode:
* The Tech That Safeguards the Conclave’s Secrecy | WIRED
* Sistine Chapel Was Fitted with Faraday Cage, Electronic Jammers to Prevent Information Leak in Papal Election | Interference Technology
* The surprisingly effective medieval security of a papal election
* How secure is the papal election? | CNN
* Conclave smoke meaning: What does each one mean in picking a new pope?
* Press Office of the Holy See – Index
* Vatican News
* The Catholic Traveler – Catholic Pilgrimages
* Sam Altman Admits That Saying “Please” and “Thank You” to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power
* University suspects big tech Google and Meta censoring ads just because it’s Catholic | The College Fix
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