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The Planet Thinks
Watch Wikipedia being edited, live, on a 3D globe
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Watch Wikipedia being edited, live, on a 3D globe
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A live map of human attention. Every few seconds someone edits a Wikipedia article about a place — a city, a mountain, a battlefield — and it lights up on a real-time 3D globe, right where that place is. Colour shows the language. No sign-up, no account, just the planet thinking out loud.
watched it for a few minutes and honestly got kind of mesmerized. the bursts of color in certain regions are way more intense than i'd expect, like you can basically see which places people are obsessing over in real time.
@taagzahide13498 Thank you! That’s exactly what makes it so captivating—you’re not just seeing activity, but watching collective attention shift around the world in real time.
The pulsing orange glow over Europe while Japan stays mostly quiet at 3am is honestly mesmerizing. Makes the whole internet feel like one breathing organism.
@akkusoglud13403 Thank you! We love that description — the contrast between regions waking up and winding down really does make the internet feel like a living, breathing organism.
the way the colour falls away by language on the globe is such a quiet, clever touch, you can actually see which parts of the world are getting the most attention in any given minute. genuinely beautiful build.
@umutpozg Thank you so much! We wanted the visualization to feel both informative and subtle, so it’s great to hear that the language-based color transitions stood out. Really appreciate your kind words and support!
This is genuinely mesmerizing. Watching edits pop up across the globe in real time makes the internet feel alive in a way I have not experienced before.
@tugayusluer Thank you so much! That feeling of making the internet visible and alive was exactly what we hoped to capture. We’re really glad it resonated with you!