Episode169. Decoding the World’s First WritingPeople I (Mostly) Admire · Oct 25, 2025 · 50 minPlay · 49:35SaveShareEpisode pageIrving Finkel is an expert on cuneiform — the oldest known writing system. He tells Steve the amazing story of how an ancient clay tablet unlocked the truth about Noah’s ark (and got Finkel in trouble with some Christians).RelatedEpisodes 1Videos 6Books 3Blogs 3#487 – Irving Finkel: Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations & Flood MythsLex Fridman Podcast • Dec 12, 2025 • 2 h 14 min