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The speaker's fascination with the idea of a global brain began in the 1970s, inspired by early computer networking experiments at the University of Cambridge. During that time, large mainframe computers linked via cables marked the nascent stages of digital connectivity. Recognizing that future computing would involve more than just faster machines, the speaker envisioned networks linking computers worldwide — a digital analogy to the development of the human brain in the womb.