Noosphere

The layer of thought in the shape of a sphere they called the noosphere, from Greek noos, mind. ❋ Ph.D. Pavel Somov (2010)

I completely agree with you, John, that the idea of the noosphere is fascinating. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The noosphere is a way of helping us deal with this "phase transition" of consciousness that may well be akin to the phase transition between liquid water and water vapor - a change in degree that effects a change in kind. ❋ Jason Silva (2011)

I find that the noosphere is a good metaphor and mneumonic device for doing that and helps us think on a more planetary and informational scale. ❋ Jason Silva (2011)

Noosphere (source: wiki): In the original theory of Vernadsky, the noosphere is the third in a succession of phases of development of the Earth, after the geosphere (inanimate matter) and the biosphere (biological life). ❋ Ph.D. Pavel Somov (2010)

By its very nature the noosphere is a whole system predicated by the holistic perception and philosophy which further states that evolution moves in the direction of greater, all-encompassing whole systems which of necessity embrace an increasingly greater consciousness as well. ❋ Tusar N Mohapatra (2005)

He relishes complexity and goes into a long account of Teilhard de Chardin's work and the idea of the "omega point", concluding, after an explanation of the "noosphere", with a note of triumph, that "these are not easy ideas to understand, but that's what we are dealing with". ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's all part of an evolving landscape or "noosphere" of interconnected folk trying to make sense of their world. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And de Chardin wrote elegantly sixty years ago of a "noosphere", later described in a famous Wired article as the philosophical basis for global, net-based consciousness and a foretelling of the World Wide Web. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The best source for understanding the concept of 'global consciousness' and how it affects the evolution of life on Earth is Tielhard de Chardin and his concept of the 'noosphere'. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We can think of the stock of knowledge, or as Teilhard de Chardin called it, the "noosphere," and consider this as an open system, losing knowledge through aging and death and gaining it through birth and education and the ordinary experience of life. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Indeed, as one now writes, or blogs, on the Internet, who can say that the idea of a "noosphere" may have been somewhat prescient than ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Homesteading] the [Noosphere] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "Homesteading the Noosphere", an essay written by Eric S. Raymond about the social workings of Open Source software development, follows up on his influential "[The Cathedral] and the Bazaar". The essay primarily concerns issues of project ownership and transfer. ❋ Macondo71 (2004)

[Dude], you [goin] to see Noosphere of [Saturday]? ❋ SackDaddy (2009)