Global Consciousness Project

The Global Consciousness Project sponsored by Princeton University has been in operation for over 10 years. The goal is to seek out and record evidence of the interconnectedness of minds world-wide. In other words, global consciousness.

They collect data from 65 sites around the planet which is then "interpreted", resulting in the dot. The colors have meaning.

	Blue signifies small network variance, suggestive of deeply shared, internally motivated group focus. The index is above 95%.
	Aqua signifies small network variance, probably chance fluctuation. The index is between 90% and 95%.
	Green signifies normally random network variance. This is average or expected behavior. The index is between 40% and 90%.
	Yellow signifies slightly increased network variance. Probably chance fluctuation. The index is between 10% and 40%.
	Rust signifies strongly increased network variance. May be chance fluctuation, with the index between 5% and 10%.
	Red means significantly large network variance. Suggests broadly shared coherence of thought and emotion. The index is less than 5%.

So, for example, just before the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami . . . the data was interpreted as a blood-red dot. They even "picked up" on the global outpouring of emotion during the funeral of Princess Diana.

Read more at the Global Consciousness Project web site.