Podcast of the Cybernetic Marxists. Examining the intersection of Technology, (Left) Politics, and Philosophy
Episodes
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
In which the GIU community discusses Chapter 4 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm: "The Organization of Unthinkable Systems".
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Saturday Sep 19, 2020
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
In which continue our discussion of "Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective" by Paul Burkett.
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Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
In which we conclude our discussion of The Human Use of Human Beings, with Jake and Ezri from Swampside Chats.
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Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
In which the GIU community discusses Chapter 3 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm: "The Dimensions of the Problem".
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Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
In which we continue our discussion of The Human Use of Human Beings, with Jake and Ezri from Swampside Chats.
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Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
In which the GIU community discusses Chapter 2 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm: "Concepts and Terms".
Recorded March 2020.
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Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
In which we are joined by Jake and Ezri from Swampside Chats, to talk about The Human Use of Human Beings by Norbert Wiener. We're specifically reading the first edition of the book from 1950. Parts two and three will air in a few weeks.
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Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
In which the GIU community discusses Chapter 1 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm: "Let's Think Again".
Recorded March 2020.
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Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Introducing the Brain of the Firm reading group series, in which the GIU community reads through Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm".
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Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
In which we are joined by Emancipation Network superstar Tom O'Brien to discuss "Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism" by Seongjin Jeong. Part two will air next week.
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- Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism (PDF)
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Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
In which we chat with Tom O'Brien (host of From Alpha To Omega) about the Coronavirus pandemic, and what it all means for the future of society.
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Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
In which we continue our discussion of "Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire from the Gods", by Amelia Davenport.
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Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
In which we read "Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire from the Gods", by Amelia Davenport. Part two will air in two weeks.
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
In which we interview the worker-owners of Loomio, a decision-making software cooperative.
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- Loomio Cooperative Handbook
- Loomio Facilitators Guide
- Loomio Blog
- Creating the Workplace of the Future
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Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
In which we read "A Study of Organizational Closure and Autopoiesis", by Harish Jose.
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- A Study of Organizational Closure and Autopoiesis, at https://harishsnotebook.wordpress.com
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- Support the show on Patreon
- https://twitter.com/giunitpod
- General Intellect Unit on Facebook
- General Intellect Unit on archive.org
- Emancipation Network