Hi HN! I scraped 8,000 NDE/OBE accounts, analyzed them with AI, and built three ways to explore them:
1. *Search by meaning* — "floating above my body" finds similar accounts even
with different words
2. *3D Map* — Experiences clustered by semantic similarity (UMAP on embeddings)
3. *Listen* — AI voices + ambient soundscapes. Surprisingly immersive.
The audio was the most fun to build. ElevenLabs narration layered with ethereal
ambient pads — you can listen to these accounts like a podcast.
Not making metaphysical claims — just making 20 years of scattered NDE research
data actually explorable.
Try: noeticmap.com/listen for audio, /map for 3D visualization.
Barathkanna•2mo ago
This is fascinating work. Right now it’s mostly focused on near-death experiences, but I’d love to see it grow into a broader map of spirituality, consciousness studies, and related fields. The visual approach has a lot of potential once more domains are added.
mikias•2mo ago
Thank you! Yes I want to add more data from different fields and see how the they relate. Possibly Erowid DMT experiences as well since they have a lot of similarities with OBEs.
goosethe•2mo ago
this is great, loved it
bunnybomb2•2mo ago
Man this is cool! Smooth website too. Loaded really fast. Awesome work
mikias•2mo ago
Thanks! I used shadcn and tailwind so not having a clunky component library helped with performance.
mac-attack•2mo ago
For those with a morbid curiosity, check out "This is Actually Happening" podcast. It is almost always told by the victim and so where other podcasts feel exploitative, it feels reflective and insightful.
arecsu•2mo ago
Beautiful work!!! I love the creative direction of the page and the work overall, such fine work. Congrats!
mikias•2mo ago
Thank you!
etyhhgfff•2mo ago
Please add DMT experiences
mikias•2mo ago
I've thought about this quite a bit, Erowid has good data which I'll request from them. Check back on the app in a few weeks, you might see it there.
mikias•2mo ago
1. *Search by meaning* — "floating above my body" finds similar accounts even with different words 2. *3D Map* — Experiences clustered by semantic similarity (UMAP on embeddings) 3. *Listen* — AI voices + ambient soundscapes. Surprisingly immersive.
The audio was the most fun to build. ElevenLabs narration layered with ethereal ambient pads — you can listen to these accounts like a podcast.
Not making metaphysical claims — just making 20 years of scattered NDE research data actually explorable.
Try: noeticmap.com/listen for audio, /map for 3D visualization.