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The discovery
One may be under the impression that Morse code is not present anymore in our modern reality. While there is some truth to that, its influence and relevance on our culture is more far-reaching than you would imagine.
In this section, we uncover Morse code within popular culture from music, film, people, stories, and everything in-between.
MUSIC
Bjork - Wanderlust
The fourth single from seventh full-length studio album, Volta, features Morse code encoded within the outro of the song.
FASHION
Prada Linea Rossa S/S 2020
The Prada Linea Rossa Spring/Summer 2020 campaign adopts Morse code to communicate storytelling through their uniformed clothes this season.
FILM & TV
Parasite (2020)
The 2019 Best Film of the Year, Parasite, represented Morse code through the Korean version called SKATS.
PEOPLE & STORIES
Tania Finlayson
Ever since Morse code opened developer Tania Finlayson’s world, she’s been working to make it accessible for everyone.
MUSIC
Metallica - One
The music video of the song follows a WWI soldier who is severely physically wounded and in an attempt to communicate with the nurses in the hospital, he uses his body to spell out "kill me" in Morse code.
FILM & TV
Ponyo (2008)
The studio Ghibli film has a longer conversation in Morse code between a sailor and his wife. The couples five-year-old son also happens to be fluent in Morse code, something Lampshaded by the sailors on the husband's ship.
MUSIC
Kraftwerk - Radioactivity
Several Morse code signals are present throughout the track, most prominently one spelling out "radioactivity" near the beginning and the end.
GAMING
Super Smash Bros 4
During the climatic final battle with boss "Master Core" of the game, the theme that Morse code encrypted within its' arrangement.
PEOPLE & STORIES
Alexis Casdagli
British PoW Alexis Casdagli was held in a Nazi camp while he spent long hours sewing samplers in cross-stitch encrypted with defiant Morse code messages that henchmen failed to spot.
GAMING
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
In all 4 of the dungeon battle themes within the game, composer Yasuaki Iwata snuck in a very familiar Morse code protocol that makes sense within the context of the game.
FASHION
The Soloist AW21
During his AW21 for his label The Soloist, Japanese Fashion designer Takahiro Miyashita invented a font that hybridised gothic letterings and the dots and dashes of Morse code.
PEOPLE & STORIES
Jeremiah Denton
Jeremiah Denton was a prisoner of war for 10 months and was tortured two solid weeks in preparation for the televised interview for the North Vietnamese.
PEOPLE & STORIES
Natalia Gutierrez Y Angelo
A 2010 Colombian song with a secret hidden message in Morse code meant for the soldiers kidnapped by the FARC (Colombian guerilla).
FILM & TV
The Office
In S06EP24 of "The Office", Pam and Jim plays a prank on Dwight by intentionally indiscreetly clicking and blinking Morse code.
MUSIC
Spotify mystery Morse code artist
Several users has started noticing a mysterious Morse code artist appearing within their Spotify's feed.
