Podcast of the Cybernetic Marxists. Examining the intersection of Technology, (Left) Politics, and Philosophy
Episodes
Sep 25, 2020
Sep 25, 2020
1 hr 58 min
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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Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020
55 min
In which continue our discussion of "Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective" by Paul Burkett.
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Sep 9, 2020
Sep 9, 2020
1 hr 1 min
In which we conclude our discussion of The Human Use of Human Beings, with Jake and Ezri from Swampside Chats.
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Sep 2, 2020
Sep 2, 2020
1 hr 3 min
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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Aug 26, 2020
Aug 26, 2020
56 min
In which we continue our discussion of The Human Use of Human Beings, with Jake and Ezri from Swampside Chats.
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Aug 19, 2020
Aug 19, 2020
1 hr 12 min
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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Aug 12, 2020
Aug 12, 2020
1 hr 1 min
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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Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
1 hr 26 min
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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Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
1 min
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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Apr 25, 2020
Apr 25, 2020
57 min
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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Mar 16, 2020
Mar 16, 2020
57 min
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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Feb 19, 2020
Feb 19, 2020
1 hr 19 min
In which we continue our discussion of "Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire from the Gods", by Amelia Davenport.
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Feb 6, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
1 hr 16 min
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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Jan 15, 2020
Jan 15, 2020
1 hr 58 min
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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Dec 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019
1 hr 21 min
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
- General Intellect Unit on iTunes
- http://generalintellectunit.net
- Support the show on Patreon
- https://twitter.com/giunitpod
- General Intellect Unit on Facebook
- General Intellect Unit on archive.org
- Emancipation Network