Birdsong. The analogue hum of a cassette tape. The warmth of a fireplace. The daydreams that almost feel real. The shiver you feel in a room full of people experiencing the same thing. In this week’s #TheEdit, we come to our senses. 

• The analogue resurgence: the shock of the old. Long-abandoned formats such as cassettes and VHS tapes are finding new life as consumers seek a digital detox – The Guardian  
• Bird song, last frost, endless summer, falling leaves, fireside: 50 seasonal meditations. Immerse yourself in this collection of audio practices engaging the inner and outer senses to reawaken a relationship with the subtle expressions of the seasons – Emergence 
• Why do we cry at concerts? It’s because of collective effervescence. This is how to design experiences for shared emotion – Rolling Stone 
• Your daydreams know something you don’t. Look closely. Noticing the patterns in mind-wandering can reveal important needs that have yet to be addressed in real life – Psyche 
• How AI is quietly changing what we think the human mind is. Neuroscientist Anil Seth on the deep differences between human minds and artificial ones – Big Think 
• The wave of “giga-IPOs” are heading for Wall Street. What SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic’s IPOs mean for investors – The Economist Video 
• Building the room where it happens. Paul van Zyl talks to Hannah Finch about co-founding The Conduit, building communities that act rather than just convene, and why the antidote to a divided world might be closer than we think – The Beautiful Truth