Show HN: Aporium – A UMAP galaxy of 5800 philosophy excerpts in conversation

Category: other

Tags: philosophy, umap, visualization, text-exploration, interactive

Score: 4.0/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 4, Documentation: 2, Utility: 3)

Aporium visualizes 5,800 philosophy excerpts as a UMAP galaxy, allowing users to explore ideas and see connections through color-coded states like liked, bookmarked, or author-based tinting. It's interesting for applying dimensionality reduction to textual philosophy for interactive exploration, but lacks technical details and broad utility.

Target audience: philosophy enthusiasts, researchers, and data visualization hobbyists

Repository: https://www.aporium.app/explore

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