memesis: meme-x and memetics
...and its global brain

the social superorganism ...

hypertext publishing and the evolution of knowledge

most recently, the technological revolution has produced a global communication network, which can be seen as a nervous system for this planetary being. as the computer network becomes more intelligent it starts to look more like a global brain or super-brain, with capabilities far surpassing those of individual people [see our page on learning, brain-like webs for an experimental approach to make the net more intelligent]. this is part of an evolutionary transition to a higher level of complexity. a remaining question is whether this transition will lead to the integration of the whole of humanity, producing a human "super-being", or merely enhance the capabilities of individuals, thus producing a multitude of "meta-beings".
 

from world-wide web to super-brain

learning, brain-like webs

transition

complexity

human "super/meta-being"

in order to study these different issues, the "global brain group" has been created. its members include most of the authors that have written on the subject.
 

global brain group