Podcast of the Cybernetic Marxists. Examining the intersection of Technology, (Left) Politics, and Philosophy
Episodes
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
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
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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Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
In which we are joined by Ben Tarnoff, to talk about his article for Logic Magazine: "From Manchester To Barcelona".
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
In which we are joined by returning guest Wendy Liu, to talk about her new book "Abolish Silicon Valley".
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Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
In which we read the responses to Moore's work, with returning guest Bob Neubauer.
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- Academic Papers by Jason Moore
- In Defense of Metabolic Rift Theory, by Andreas Malm
- In Defense of Ecological Marxism, by John Bellamy Foster
- The Capitalocene, by McKenzie Wark
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Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
In which we continue or discussion of "Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism" by Seongjin Jeong.
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- Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism (PDF)
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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)
- 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
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
In which we pick up part two of our discussion of Jason Moore's "The Capitalocene", with returning guest Bob Neubauer. In the third episode we will re-convene with Bob to discuss some of the responses to Moore's work, and to situate these episodes in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
In which we are joined by returning guest Bob Neubauer, to discuss "The Capitalocene Part I: on the nature and origins of our ecological crisis" by Jason Moore. In part two, we will discuss the second essay. In the third episode we will re-convene with Bob to discuss some of the responses to Moore's work, and to situate these episodes in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
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