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The Kids' Code Podcast

9. Atbash

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In this episode, we talk about Atbash, a simple substitution cipher, with Fred Fine & The Evil Ant. Atbash, for those who haven't heard, was first recorded in the book of Jeremiah, and in other Israelite writings. Plus, The Evil Ant has another plot, the security of Atbash is discussed, we learn more about the new recruit, and hear just how mathematical codes really are.

© Barnabas Length 20 min 5 September 2022 Season 2 Episode 3 Age: 11plus Topics: Education , History Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Barnabas Length 20 min 5 September 2022 Season 2 Episode 3 Age: 11plus Topics: Education , History Country: USA Type: Episodic

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In this episode, we talk about Atbash, a simple substitution cipher, with Fred Fine & The Evil Ant. Atbash, for those who haven't heard, was first recorded in the book of Jeremiah, and in other Israelite writings. Plus, The Evil Ant has another plot, the security of Atbash is discussed, we learn more about the new recruit, and hear just how mathematical codes really are.

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Links from this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atbash

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affine_cipher

The background music used in this episode is "Bio Unit", "Jazz Terminal", "Disco Tokyo", "Apex", "Airflow", "Moving Sun", and "Machines", all by Bio Unit, and our theme music is "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

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 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too.

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