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35: Don't DeExtinct the Dodo, Humans vs Computers, and Art Forgery

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Van Migeren's Story Is a Bad Crazy

Van Migeren's talent was to understand exactly the intangible qualities of a Vermeer that art critics and experts were looking for. He decided to out himself because as well as selling his fake Vermeers to famous museums, he also did dealings with Nazi leader Hermann Boring. This led to him being arrested for selling a valuable piece of Dutch art to the Nazis. Rather than face the harsh charge of treason, he insisted instead that the artwork was a forgery.

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