Hive Mind: Fundamentals and Applications

What Is Hive Mind

In science fiction, a group mind, also known as a group ego, mind coalescence, or gestalt intelligence, is a story device in which several minds or consciousnesses are joined into a single, collective consciousness or intellect. Other names for this plot device include "group ego," "mind coalescence," and "gestalt intelligence." The use of human hive minds in literature dates back at least as far as David H. Keller's The Human Termites and Olaf Stapledon's science fiction novel Last and First Men (1930), which is the first known use of the term "group mind" in science fiction. The first alien hive society was depicted in H. G. Wells's novel The First Men in the Moon (1901). However, the earliest known use of the phrase "hive mind" in science fiction was in James H. Schmitz's Second Night of Summer (1950). The phrase was originally used in the context of beekeeping in 1943 and was recorded for the first time in that year. Any fictional plot element that enables brains to communicate with one another, such as telepathy, has the potential to foster the formation of a group mind.

How You Will Benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Group mind (science fiction)

Chapter 2: Hive mind

Chapter 3: Mind

Chapter 4: Intelligence amplification

Chapter 5: Sentience

Chapter 6: Mind uploading

Chapter 7: Mind uploading in fiction

Chapter 8: Psionics

Chapter 9: Insectoids in science fiction

Chapter 10: Linguistics in science fiction

(II) Answering the public top questions about hive mind.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of hive mind in many fields.

(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of hive mind' technologies.

Who This Book Is For

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of hive mind.