The N2 2024: The Noosphere & the Global South conference explored the intersection of technology, society, and the noosphere—the sphere of human thought and collective consciousness. Hosted by Human Energy and UM6P, this year’s event brought together leading thinkers, visionaries, and innovators to discuss solutions to the challenges posed by the techno-social era. Through engaging presentations and collaborative dialogue, N2 2024 aims to inspire actionable insights and transformative change.

Marouane Jaouat's Presentation:

Awe and Wonder: Gateways to Planetary Consciousness

In an age of accelerating connectivity, the transformative power of awe and wonder emerges as a crucial catalyst for the Noosphere's development. These peak experiences - moments that dissolve our ordinary sense of self and connect us to something larger - are essential drivers in the evolution of collective consciousness. As humanity faces unprecedented global challenges, these states of expanded awareness serve not just as individual transformation tools, but as amplifiers of collective intelligence. Cultivating such experiences becomes vital for bridging polarized narratives and co-creating a new "Third Story" - one that could foster the emergence of planetary consciousness necessary for our collective survival and flourishing.

N2 2024: The Noosphere & The Global South took place on December 16th - 18th in Ben Guerir, Morocco 🌐

The N2 Conference looks to deepen our present understanding and future vision for the noosphere, the sphere of human consciousness and mental activity especially in regard to its influence on the biosphere and in relation to evolution.

N2 is an international, interdisciplinary conference bringing together leading scientists, scholars from across the disciplines, thought leaders, creative artists, and all those who are interested in the meaning and possibility of the noosphere for our collective future.

We invite you to join the conversation and keep watching more N2 2024 presentations on this channel. Subscribe for updates and insights as we continue to explore the transformative potential of worldview, technology and the noosphere.

Learn more at https://www.humanenergy.io/

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The N2 2024: The Noosphere & the Global South conference explored the intersection of technology, society, and the noosphere—the sphere of human thought and collective consciousness. Hosted by Human Energy and UM6P, this year’s event brought together leading thinkers, visionaries, and innovators to discuss solutions to the challenges posed by the techno-social era. Through engaging presentations and collaborative dialogue, N2 2024 aims to inspire actionable insights and transformative change.

Johan Bollen Presentations

Fear and loathing in the network: the paradox of social media and collective well-being

Modern life is marked by a strange paradox: we are now more socially connected than ever which is an important condition for human thriving, yet the prevalence of mental health disorders has increased sharply. Mental health disorders are now one of the world’s leading causes of disability. This is particularly the case for our youth. Suicide rates for young adults are now considered very high, a source of great concern. How can the most socially connected generation since the dawn of humanity also be its most anxious and depressed? In my talk I will revisit some of the evidence pointing towards the involvement of social media in this paradox. While social media platforms provide an unprecedented opportunity to establish meaningful social connections across geographical and socio-cultural boundaries, they are marked by several characteristics which may drive the present rise in mental health disorders. Since young adults are online practically continuously, they may be most exposed to these effects. I will discuss how network effects such as assortativity and the friendship paradox may conspire against our mental health. In addition, I will look at the interaction between cognitive distortions and the psycho-linguistic effects of online social networks. Evidence is pointing towards online social networks serving as vectors for the diffusion and propagation of a mode of thinking and communicating that is quite common among individuals with internalizing disorders such as depression and anxiety. We have analyzed large-scale text databases and shown marked increases of markers of cognitive distortions in books and other content. Finally, I will highlight some fascinating relations between cognitive distortions and societal polarization which may be fueling political and societal dysfunction in the West.

N2 2024: The Noosphere & The Global South took place on December 16th - 18th in Ben Guerir, Morocco 🌐

The N2 Conference looks to deepen our present understanding and future vision for the noosphere, the sphere of human consciousness and mental activity especially in regard to its influence on the biosphere and in relation to evolution.

N2 is an international, interdisciplinary conference bringing together leading scientists, scholars from across the disciplines, thought leaders, creative artists, and all those who are interested in the meaning and possibility of the noosphere for our collective future.

We invite you to join the conversation and keep watching more N2 2024 presentations on this channel. Subscribe for updates and insights as we continue to explore the transformative potential of worldview, technology and the noosphere.

Learn more at https://www.humanenergy.io/

The N2 2024: The Noosphere & the Global South conference explored the intersection of technology, society, and the noosphere—the sphere of human thought and collective consciousness. Hosted by Human Energy and UM6P, this year’s event brought together leading thinkers, visionaries, and innovators to discuss solutions to the challenges posed by the techno-social era. Through engaging presentations and collaborative dialogue, N2 2024 aims to inspire actionable insights and transformative change.

Isabelle Delannoy's Presentation:

Noosphere, Technosphere, Biosphere: What Futures?

In 1926, when Vladimir Vernadsky introduced the concepts of the geosphere, biosphere, technosphere, and noosphere, he viewed them as the five successive levels of evolution on Earth, each one creating the next and, in turn, being modified by it: the physical sphere generates the living sphere, which in turn, through humans, generates the technosphere, which in turn generates a sphere of global thought, and each of these manifestations produces its effects on the previous ones. Through this conceptualization, he presented the first systemic vision of how the Earth functions.

Today, as the biosphere undergoes the greatest extinction crisis in its history, and as the majority of human populations who are its victims are not responsible for it, Vernadsky’s concepts provide a powerful framework for thinking about and understanding our contemporary problems. What thoughts and technologies are in conflict with the biosphere to the point of destroying it? What is their history, where do they originate, where are they received, and at what level do they spread? How do they evolve? We argue that two scenarios are currently possible and emerging: one is the development of a way of thinking and techniques in harmony with the biosphere, and the other is a scenario where the technosphere and noosphere persist without the persistence of the biosphere.

Isabelle Delannoy is the CEO and co-founder of L’Entreprise Symbiotique, a professor affiliated with CNAM, and the author of L’économie symbiotique, régénérer la planète, l’économie et la société, Actes Sud, 2017.

This talk will be presented in French.

Original French Translation:

Noosphère, Technosphère, Biosphère : quels futurs ?

Quand en 1926, Vladimir Vernadsky émet les concepts de géosphère, biosphère, technosphère et noosphère, il les envisage comme les cinq niveaux d’évolution successifs de la Terre, chacune créant la suivante et étant en retour modifiée par elle : la sphère physique engendre la sphère vivante qui elle-même via l’humain engendre la technique qui elle-même engendre une sphère de pensée globale et chacune de ces manifestations produit ses effets sur les précédentes. Par cette conceptualisation, il énonce la première vision systémique du fonctionnement de la Terre.

Aujourd’hui, alors que la biosphère vit la plus grande crise d’extinction que nous connaissions de son histoire, et que la majorité des populations humaines qui en sont les victimes n’en sont pas les responsables, les concepts de Vernadsky fournissent un cadre puissant pour penser et comprendre nos problèmes contemporains. Quelle pensée et quelles techniques entrent en conflit avec la biosphère au point de la détruire ? Quelle est leur histoire, d’où sont-elles émises, où sont-elles reçues et à quel niveau diffusent-elles ? Comment évoluent-elles ? Nous défendrons que deux scénarios sont aujourd’hui possibles et en émergence : celui du développement d’une pensée et de techniques en accord avec la biosphère et celui d’une Terre où technosphère et noosphère persistent sans la persistance de la biosphère.

Isabelle Delannoy est dirigeante et cofondatrice de L’Entreprise Symbiotique, professeure affiliée au CNAM et autrice de L’économie symbiotique, régénérer la planète, l’économie et la société, Actes Sud 2017.

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