In the framework of complex dynamical systems we can view the world at the beginning
of this century as loosely connected with clusters of highly complex trouble spots
and the number of people with a global perspective and fast connections was very small.
Today we have multiple systems of global information exchange together with impressive
data and information systems accessible for a rapidly growing number of people. We claim
that the
a global computer network will have a much more dramatic impact on global issues
than other networks of global communication systems like television or telephone.
In the first case we obtain many features that we can associate with the development
of biological brains whereas in the two latter cases many
essential features are missing. The most relevant one is the creation of
the analog of cell assemblies.
