Dr. Ed Barnhart

Yeah, well, it was more sophisticated though. Like the things they were able to calculate seemed kind of absurd compared to what we can do today, right? Like how was that responsible for these ideas of like different ages and periods of time and like these 52-year epochs that they came up with? Like how does that all tie together?

The long count one, you mean?

The long count one, you mean?

The long count one, you mean?

That sounds interesting. I want to see what this guy looks like.

That sounds interesting. I want to see what this guy looks like.

That sounds interesting. I want to see what this guy looks like.

Dresden Codex Mars.

Dresden Codex Mars.

Dresden Codex Mars.

Yep, that's the one. He has a weird hooked nose, huh? Yeah. And that's supposed to be Mars.

Yep, that's the one. He has a weird hooked nose, huh? Yeah. And that's supposed to be Mars.

Yep, that's the one. He has a weird hooked nose, huh? Yeah. And that's supposed to be Mars.

That's so crazy, dude. Oh, my God. Yeah.

That's so crazy, dude. Oh, my God. Yeah.

That's so crazy, dude. Oh, my God. Yeah.

At what point in human history did our astronomy, or in modern human history, did astronomy catch up or get sophisticated enough to figure out, holy shit, the Mayans were onto something?

At what point in human history did our astronomy, or in modern human history, did astronomy catch up or get sophisticated enough to figure out, holy shit, the Mayans were onto something?

At what point in human history did our astronomy, or in modern human history, did astronomy catch up or get sophisticated enough to figure out, holy shit, the Mayans were onto something?

Harvard or Yale. Tomato to mono.