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Tuesday ◾ May 5 ◾ 2026
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A Hidden Brain episode on what feeling loved actually means, and why so many of us miss it even when it’s right in front of us. Do You Feel Loved?
An exquisite read on what Rilke learned from Rodin about really seeing another person, and why it might be the deepest form of empathy we have. The Invention of Empathy.
A live webcam of a Dutch canal lock with a virtual doorbell that signals the operator to let waiting fish through. Active now for spring migration. The Fish Doorbell.
What it would take to design a clock any civilization in the universe could understand. A patient, beautiful read. The Clock.
A wonderful piece on nine ways selection bias quietly shapes what we see, from cats falling out of windows to Florida Man headlines. 9 Selection Effects.
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🎵 A searchable database of songs that mention specific calendar dates in their lyrics or titles, so you can find out what plays on any day of the year. The Year in Songs.
🌐 A live dashboard that shows you bots breaking into servers around the world in real time, with sound, like watching the background radiation of the internet. Knock Knock.
⛴️ Watch live ferries crossing six harbors around the world in a retro-terminal interface that turns daily transit into something cinematic. WakeTrace.
⌛deepculture Nostalgia / Revisiting stuff from the Past Years
A beautiful, interactive project about the planet’s most biodiverse rainforest. Into the Amazon.
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