Welcome to the World Mind. We use the metaphor of the Earth as a giant unitary brain to explore new ways in which we can deeply experience and learn about other people and phenomena in our Universe as they are existing right this minute.
Our goal is to show that not only are we all part of a huge living 'Gaia', but that Internet technology can bring attention to exotic corners of the globe in a way that seems to shrink time and space, and allow each of us to feel intimately connected with the planet, just as if we were all part of one big Being. In so doing, we'll showcase both the connectedness and the stunning diversity that characterize our Globe.
Most of the thngs that have ever happened are still happening NOW. The Big Bang is still going on. Bacteria are dividing and growing as they have for billions of years. Lifestyles which appeared in and are associated with certain historical epochs are still going on today. We intend to show all this via live streaming video, using a chronological approach. As you work your way from top to bottom visiting webcams on this site, you are symbolically going forward through time, re-tracing the journey that the molecules which make up your body have already traversed. It's quite likely that you will encounter some event, process, living being, or lifestyle that you've never seen before.
At the top of the page you can sample some live evidence of the Big Bang, as it is happening now. Then you can find out what our Sun is doing right this minute. Then you can see bacteria growing. Then we'll move up the biological scale, to fish, mammals, primates, and then human beings. You will get a rare glimpse into the lives of people who rarely gain the attention of the industrialized world.
Then we'll visit peasants, monks, potters, and others whose occupations seem stuck in a time warp.
Then we'll come to people in the Developing World who are facing poverty, famine, and disease, and are bettering their lot through Fair Trade Artisanry, 'green' sustainable agriculture, microcredit enterprises, and literacy and technical education. We seek to allow them to be seen as distinct personalities, rather than merely 'victims'. When possible we link to their websites so they can share their culture and sell their products.
The webcams you see now are a fraction of the hundreds we eventually will show. We expect to add many more in coming months- especially Schools and Fair Trade enterprises.
We aim to educate, inspire, inform, and spur creativity. We'd also like to create AWE at the amazingly immense diversity of Nature and Human achievement. If you have suggestions or questions, write us at webmaster@worldmindnetwork.net
Unless directed otherwise, click on each photo for the webcam and site.