Building a cultural graph
Bunkabop finds cultural links between people and places all over the world and shows you the evidence.
What makes Bunkabop different
Bunkabop was built to answer
"What connects?" at scale:
places427,000+
connecting topics450,000+
pieces of evidence7.5M+
How it's made
- Read. Bunkabop reads millions of sentences from Wikipedia and other sources for cultural knowledge.
- Verify. Every relevant link is checked, scored, and traced back to its sources.
- Connect. Verified links are added to one worldwide graph of how cultures relate.
The Inspiration
Bunkabop = bunka [(文化), Japanese for culture] + bop [rhythm and movement].
The idea arrived while watching a first-grader bop through streetview maps of Warsaw, Tokyo, and Nairobi. Asked if he liked seeing how different places are, he said:
"Actually, I like seeing what is the same.
They have ice cream and basketball too. And this place has cats."
Places are shaped not only by the people who live there,
but also by those who travel between them.
Work with Bunkabop
We're excited about what we're doing and want to work with you on celebrating cultural connections.
- Use our connection data.
- Partner on an exhibit, a course, or a story.
- Write about what we're building.