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Global Consciousness: Effects of Collective Attention

Explore the intriguing question of capturing a glimpse of global consciousness through the Global Consciousness Project, a network of nodes worldwide seeking patterns in collective attention. Dive into data analyses, correlations, and case studies around significant global events, from natural disasters to cultural celebrations.

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Global Consciousness: Effects of Collective Attention

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  1. Effects of Collective Attention: Patterns Where There Should Be None A Glimpse of Global Consciousness? Yellow dots are nodes in the network http://noosphere.princeton.eduRoger Nelsonrdnelson@princeton.edu

  2. The EGG Project(aka the Global Consciousness Project) International collaboration 75 Scientists, Artists, Friends, … Network of host sites world wide The tools: REG technology, Field application Make an EEG for the earth, an ElectroGaiaGram Identify engaging moments of global events The question: Can we capture a Glimmering of Global Consciousness?

  3. When you put a thing in order, and give it a name, and you are all in accord, it becomes.- - From the Navajo, Masked Gods, Waters, 1950

  4. The technology is only now availableElectronics, Computers, Networking REG/RNG devices run continuously Synchronized computers and software Internet transfer of data to central server Automatic archiving, public access Formal analyses and explorations Background, methods, poetic history

  5. A Random Event Generator (REG or RNG) Mindsong REG Orion RNG

  6. How it works: Here’s 1000 Trials from A physical random sourceEach trial is the sum of 200 bits

  7. The binomial distribution of 1000 200-bit trials, compared with Theoretical normal distribution expected

  8. What happens to the data over time?Plot cumulative deviation from expectation A General Case GCP Standard Analysis Should be a Random Walk (a “drunkard’s walk”)

  9. A network of eggs around the world

  10. Here we see the combined dataFor a whole day, from 48 eggs

  11. We can see better what’s happening by Plotting the cumulative deviationsCorrelation Tilts … Variance Spreads

  12. When we make a composite across eggs, the cumulative deviation may show a trend

  13. Examples of the range ofPotential Global Events:Natural disastersTerrible accidentsThe beginning of warThe Pope’s pilgrimageGrand celebrations Political excitementAstrological hot spotsWorld-wide meditations

  14. Calamities arouse widespread empathyMaybe this registers as a common influence Producing correlation among the eggs

  15. The Pope’s 6-day pilgrimage to the middle eastAn occasion of hope for resolution of differences

  16. Political events, even big ones, are not necessarily of interest to the EGG

  17. Tearing the Social Fabric: Terrorists Attack Civilians and Diplomats Nato Bombs Kosovo to End Ethnic CleansingTaliban Destroy Ancient Buddhist TreasureSeptember 11 Enters History of the Earth

  18. Major disasters that engage us powerfullyOften correlate with big deviations

  19. An exploration of context: Six hours of dataAround the beginning of bombing in Kosovo

  20. The Buddhas of Bamiyan After Before March 12 2001

  21. The destruction of a world treasureApproximate time, noon in Afghanistan noon

  22. The World Trade Center Fall, 2001 Carol M. Highsmith Al Dove

  23. The World Trade Center September 11 2001 Tamara Beckwith

  24. The destruction of the World Trade TowersSept 11 2001 A 50-hour trend followed the attacks

  25. Sept 11 prediction: Inter-egg Variance will fluctuate Red is real data, Green is Pseudorandom

  26. Autocorrelation on Sept 11Structure where there should be none Calculations: Peter Bancel

  27. What is there to say?

  28. Repairing the Social Fabric:HealingMeditationsPrayer VigilsCeremoniesHolidays

  29. Chicago, Moment of Silence September 14 2001

  30. Three Minutes of Silence September 14 2001

  31. Focused Siddhi Meditations Post September 11, 2001 Context, Five Days Peak Day, Threshold Exceeded

  32. A Substantial Agreement on Getting Our Ecological Act Together

  33. Voices For Peace -- World-Wide Conscience -- Global Consciousness

  34. And Yet -- A Preemptive Attack The March to War is No Random Walk

  35. The Lighter Side Celebrations: What better example than New Years?

  36. An obvious prediction: New Years celebrationsAcross all (37) time zones Three of five are classic examples

  37. New Years, another look: Reduction of Variance Among the Eggs Three of five are classic examples

  38. Questions outnumber answersGreat numbers contributeDeep engagement is powerfulbutDoes distance from the focus matter?How about relevance to local people?Is human consciousness necessary? Are “experimenter effects” the source? What kinds of events are “strongest”?Is the effect repeatable and reliable?

  39. Categories: What seems to touch the EGG Network? Four and a Half Years, 132 Formal Predictions

  40. Does the distance of the eggsFrom the event make a difference?

  41. The Bottom Line:132 global events over 4.5 yearsOdds: About 100,000 to 1

  42. What do we have in hand?Where do we want to go with it? Four years of data 55 eggs around the world More than 130 formal studies About 65% positive outcome About 15% individually significant Many analyses remain to be done

  43. Bigger Picture: What is our aspiration? Sharpen and focus our questions Aim for theoretical understanding Capture insight about creative mind Consider evidence that we are one Contribute to better future for culture

  44. We think the world apart. What would it be like to think the world together?-- Parker Palmer, educator http://noosphere.princeton.edu

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