# feross/awesome-mad-science

Delightful npm packages that make you say "wow, didn't know that was possible!"

Repository: https://github.com/feross/awesome-mad-science
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-mad-science
License Family: other
Topics: awesome, awesome-list, lstm, npm, javascript, nodejs, browser, browserify, mad-science
Last push: 2022-05-01T18:54:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4309, "days_push": 1585, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1215, forks 62 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.176376+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of delightful and unusual npm packages for Node.js and the browser, covering areas like peer-to-peer, browserify, geometry, hardware, and sound. It serves as a discovery resource rather than a usable library itself.

## Use cases
- discover unusual npm packages for a hackathon project
- find JavaScript libraries for peer-to-peer file sharing in the browser
- look up creative Node.js packages for computer vision or sound experiments
- browse curated browserify ecosystem tools
- find inspiration for mad-science style JavaScript demos

## When to choose
- you want a curated starting point for exploring novel npm packages
- you need inspiration for creative or experimental JavaScript projects
- you're preparing a hackathon and want surprising libraries to build with

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, production-ready library rather than a link list
- you need up-to-date recommendations, since the list has not been actively updated recently
- you need documentation or tutorials rather than a package index

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, p2p, graphics, audio-processing, computer-vision, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, awesome-lists, backend
- platform: browser
- tags: awesome-list, npm-packages, curated-list, mad-science, browserify, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- feross/awesome-mad-science (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.176376+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:17:16.189352+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/feross/awesome-mad-science (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.176376+00:00, sha ffe6663f6519)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/awesome-mad-science (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:30.634892+00:00, sha b99ee6ebe613)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.