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Protocol Town Hall with Gordon Brander | Noosphere: A Protocol for Thought

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Gordon Brander presents Noosphere, a decentralized protocol designed to create a shared global mind by connecting thought and knowledge across the world. Brander frames this ambitious project through the lens of planetary evolution—from geosphere to biosphere to what he calls a forming 'noosphere'—and discusses both the conceptual vision and technical protocol challenges underlying the implementation.

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