Bootstrapping the Noosphere

Ever heard of the Noosphere?

If not, keep reading.

The Noosphere is a combination of the greek words for mind and sphere: Greek νοῦς (nous “mind“) + σφαῖρα (sphaira “sphere“).

So thte Noosphere is a sphere of mind which surrounds the planet.

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The idea of the Noosphere is credited to Ukrainian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky and French philosopher Teilhard de Chardin (both pretty interesting dudes).

Vernadsky and Chardin both saw the Noosphere – a sphere of consciousness or mind – within a larger cosmic trajectory.

Vernadsky thought the Noosphere was the next logical step after the geosphere (inanimate matter) and biosphere (biological life).

Chardin thought of the Noosphere as a type of collective consciousness to emerge in line with his Law of Complexity/Consciousness.

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If Chardin and Verdansky were around today, I am curious what they would have to say about the Internet and its ability to network human minds via wikis, blogs, Twitter, Facebook…and pretty soon Google Wave.

I think you could argue that Internet is a bootstrapped version of the Noosphere.

That the Internet is a global sphere of mind.

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