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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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