While I certainly can't answer your question, you did make me think of something interesting: Since the internet as a whole acts more and more like a slow brai

While I certainly can't answer your question, you did make me think of something interesting: Since the internet as a whole acts more and more like a slow brain, and since the internet influences how we act as people more and more (e.g. everything from groupon deals to the Arab Spring), perhaps humanity as a whole is beginning to act like a decentralized network brain! I recognize there's nothing particularly novel or useful about what I've just said. It's just an interesting visualization.