What does this tell us about our own relationship with knowledge?

Misread is a video series that explores the strange, forgotten, and often misunderstood moments in history where mistakes—mistranslations, misreadings, or ideological distortions—shaped the world in unexpected ways. From eating mummies to misusing philosophy, each episode unpacks how misinformation travels across time and power.

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