Episodes

Thursday Dec 24, 2020
B08 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 8, Part 1
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
In which the GIU community discusses Chapter 8 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm: "Autonomy".
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Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
B07 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 7
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
In which the GIU community discusses Chapter 7 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm: "Control Physiology".
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
B06 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 6
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
In which the GIU community discusses Chapter 6 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm: "The Anatomy of Management".
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
066 - Post Open Source
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
In which we read "Post-Open Source", by Melody Horn.
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Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
B05 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 5
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
In which the GIU community discusses Chapter 5 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm: "Hierarchies of control".
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Saturday Oct 03, 2020
065 - Marx and Nature, with Tom O'Brien, Part 3
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
In which conclude our discussion of "Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective" by Paul Burkett.
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Friday Sep 25, 2020
B04 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 4
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
064 - Marx and Nature, with Tom O'Brien, Part 2
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
063 - The Human Use of Human Beings, Part 3
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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Saturday Sep 05, 2020
062 - Marx and Nature, with Tom O'Brien, Part 1
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
In which we are joined by Tom O'Brien (of From Alpha To Omega) to read "Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective" by Paul Burkett. Part two will air one week after this episode.
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Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
B03 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 3
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
061 - The Human Use of Human Beings, Part 2
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
B02 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 2
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
060 - The Human Use of Human Beings, Part 1
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
B01 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 1
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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