The noosphere refers to the layer of thought, mind or consciousness that envelops the Earth. This global "thinking circuit" emerged together with human culture and symbolic communication. These enabled the global spread, recombination and evolution of ideas, thus accelerating the production of new knowledge and insights. The noosphere is sometimes used as a synonym for the Global Superorganism, or at least its Global Brain. (Teilhard de Chardin, 1959; Vidal, 2024)
