Trialogues

The World Wide Web

Part I
MP3 audio file. Playing time 42 mins.
The World Wide Web - Part 1

A private trialogue from Terence’s home on the Big Island of Hawaii, 1994. Chapter 5 of The Evolutionary Mind.

Ralph’s fascination with the Web and its potential impact on our future.
What the Web is and how it differs from the Internet.
The Web as a tool for unrestricted creativity.
The Web as a unique window of opportunity for the creation of a new future.
The Web as the basis of the noosphere of the future.
The Web empowerment book.
The Web and boundary dissolution.
The vast increase in connectivity and information.
The Web as unbiased preserver of diversity.
New forms of communication.
The chaotic and uncontrollable nature of the Web.
Using the Web for a research project on the quality of time.
Comparing the Web with the psychedelic experience.

Part 2
MP3 audio file. Playing time 38 mins.
The World Wide Web - Part 2

A private trialogue from Terence’s home on the Big Island of Hawaii, 1994. Chapter 5 of The Evolutionary Mind.

Creativity and self-publishing on the Web.
The problem of information overload and how to navigate through vast amounts of information on the Web.
A huge increase in creativity and the accessibility of information.
Is the Web unstoppable or could it be subverted?
The proliferation of special interest groups and subcultures - comparing the Web with speciation in the Amazon.
Divine inspiration in the creation of the Web.
Can the Web have a unifying effect?
The future of the computer revolution.
Could the Web help trigger a spiritual transformation?
Making ecological information accessible on the Web.
The future impact of nanotechnology.
Could the Web play a role in helping localise economies and minimise travel and our impact on the environment?
Comparing the Web with television. Virtual reality.

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