Layers of meaning: How palimpsests shape the way we think | Antonina Wiatr | TEDxUniversity of Lodz

Let me begin with a story. I love languages and above all I love my mother language Polish. So I keep a diary with words that I learned while reading.It's full of very niche and old words that rarely pop up in a conversation. One of these days I stumbled upon a very nice sounding word that amazed me from the start. It was a palimpest.That was the spark that ignited the flame and led me on this journey. And I would like to take you along with me. What is a palimpest.Originally, it was parchment or papyrus us ...