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You've probably come across the "free energy principle." It's become one of the most influential ideas in the broader cognitive sciences. Since the neuroscientist Karl Friston first introduced it in 2005, the theory has been fleshed out, extended, generalized, criticized, and cited thousands and thousands of times. But what is this idea, exactly? What does it say about the nature of brains and minds? What does it say about the phenomenon of life itself? And is anything that it says really that new? My guest today is Dr. Kate Nave. Kate is a philosopher at the University of Edinburgh and the author of the new book, A Drive to Survive: The Free Energy Principle and the Meaning of Life. In the book, Kate offers an extended critical analysis of the free energy principle and situates it in a broader landscape of ideas about the nature of life and mind. In this conversation, Kate and I talk about how the free energy principle has changed over time, from its beginnings as a theory of cortical responses in the brain to its eventual status as a theory of... well, a lot. We discuss why this theory has had such an enormous influence, and we talk about how many of the key ideas behind it actually have a long history. We consider some kindred spirits of the free energy framework— approaches like cybernetics, enactivism, predictive processing, and autopoiesis. We walk through a series of questions that all these approaches have long grappled with. Questions like: What does it mean to be alive? What is the relationship between being alive and being cognitive? What are the roles of prediction and representation in cognition? And we ask how—if it all—the free energy principle gives us new answers to these old questions. Along the way, Kate and I touch on: surprisal, visual phenomenology, vitalism, Husserl and Merleau-Ponty, Maturana and Varela, pendulums and bacteria, computation and models, primordial purposiveness, pancakes, and whether we'll ever be able to create artificial life. As you might be able to tell from the description I just gave, this conversation goes pretty deep—and it does get a bit technical. It dives down into the history and philosophy around some of the most foundational questions we can ask about minds. If that sounds like your cup of tea, enjoy. Alright friends, on to my conversation with Dr. Kate Nave! A transcript of this episode will be posted soon. Notes and links 5:00 – The 2005 paper in which Karl Friston proposed the principle of free energy minimization. Friston later generalized the ideas here and here. 14:00 – For influential philosophical work on action in perception, see Alva Nöe's book, Action in Perception. 17:00 – One of the classic works in the “enactivist” tradition is Evan Thompson's book, Mind in Life. 18:00 – The actual quip, credited to Carl Sagan, is about “apple pie” not pancakes: “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” 20:00 – The notion of “autopoiesis” (or “self-creation”) was introduced by Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela in their book, Autopoiesis and Cognition. 24:00 – A classic paper of cybernetics from 1943, ‘Behavior, purpose, and teleology.' 37:00 – For more on the idea of “predictive processing,” see our earlier episode with Dr. Mark Miller. 43:00 – For a discussion of the idea of “representation” in the philosophy of cognitive science, see here. For a discussion of “anti-representationalism,” see here. Recommendations ‘Organisms, Machines, and Thunderstorms: A History of Self-Organization,' (part 1) (part 2), Evelyn Fox Keller The Mechanization of the Mind, Jean-Pierre Dupuy ‘The Reflex Machine and the Cybernetic Brain,' Mazvita Chirimuuta Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation to Indiana University. The show is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com. For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Twitter (@ManyMindsPod) or Bluesky (@manymindspod.bsky.social).
We live in a complex world. However, as humans, we are accustomed to finding answers by simplifying this complexity. But what do we do when simple models fail to answer the questions of complex systems? What are the methods to understand complex systems? What happens when we start looking at the world with the lens of complexity? We had a lot of fun discussing this topic with our guest Suri Venkatachalam, who is a Scientist and an Entrepreneur. Join us on this masterclass on complex systems.We discuss:* How to define Complex Systems?* We are surrounded by complexity* How do we study Complex Systems?* Complicated vs Complex Systems* Attributes of Complex Systems* Complexity in Nature* How to look at the de-extinction of the Dire Wolf?* Optimism towards handling complexity* How to look at AI from the complexity lens* RecommendationsAlso, please note that Puliyabaazi is now available on Youtube with video.Read more:Book | Commanding Hope: The Power We Have to Renew a World in Peril by Thomas Homer-DixonBook | Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World by J. Doyne FarmerBook | A Crude Look at the Whole: The Science of Complex Systems in Business, Life, and Society by John H. MillerBook | At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity by Stuart A. KauffmanBook | Complexity: A Guided Tour by Melanie MitchellRelated Puliyabaazi:लोकनीति में जटिलता को कैसे समझें? Complexity theory for Public PolicyIf you have any questions for the guest or feedback for us, please comment here or write to us at puliyabaazi@gmail.com. If you like our work, please subscribe and share this Puliyabaazi with your friends, family and colleagues.Website: https://puliyabaazi.inHosts: @saurabhchandra @pranaykotas @thescribblebeeTwitter: @puliyabaaziInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/puliyabaazi/Subscribe & listen to the podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Castbox, AudioBoom, YouTube, Spotify or any other podcast app. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.puliyabaazi.in
Dr. Sanjeev Namjoshi, a machine learning engineer who recently submitted a book on Active Inference to MIT Press, discusses the theoretical foundations and practical applications of Active Inference, the Free Energy Principle (FEP), and Bayesian mechanics. He explains how these frameworks describe how biological and artificial systems maintain stability by minimizing uncertainty about their environment. DO YOU WANT WORK ON ARC with the MindsAI team (current ARC winners)? MLST is sponsored by Tufa Labs: Focus: ARC, LLMs, test-time-compute, active inference, system2 reasoning, and more. Future plans: Expanding to complex environments like Warcraft 2 and Starcraft 2. Interested? Apply for an ML research position: benjamin@tufa.ai Namjoshi traces the evolution of these fields from early 2000s neuroscience research to current developments, highlighting how Active Inference provides a unified framework for perception and action through variational free energy minimization. He contrasts this with traditional machine learning approaches, emphasizing Active Inference's natural capacity for exploration and curiosity through epistemic value. He sees Active Inference as being at a similar stage to deep learning in the early 2000s - poised for significant breakthroughs but requiring better tools and wider adoption. While acknowledging current computational challenges, he emphasizes Active Inference's potential advantages over reinforcement learning, particularly its principled approach to exploration and planning. Dr. Sanjeev Namjoshi https://snamjoshi.github.io/ TOC: 1. Theoretical Foundations: AI Agency and Sentience [00:00:00] 1.1 Intro [00:02:45] 1.2 Free Energy Principle and Active Inference Theory [00:11:16] 1.3 Emergence and Self-Organization in Complex Systems [00:19:11] 1.4 Agency and Representation in AI Systems [00:29:59] 1.5 Bayesian Mechanics and Systems Modeling 2. Technical Framework: Active Inference and Free Energy [00:38:37] 2.1 Generative Processes and Agent-Environment Modeling [00:42:27] 2.2 Markov Blankets and System Boundaries [00:44:30] 2.3 Bayesian Inference and Prior Distributions [00:52:41] 2.4 Variational Free Energy Minimization Framework [00:55:07] 2.5 VFE Optimization Techniques: Generalized Filtering vs DEM 3. Implementation and Optimization Methods [00:58:25] 3.1 Information Theory and Free Energy Concepts [01:05:25] 3.2 Surprise Minimization and Action in Active Inference [01:15:58] 3.3 Evolution of Active Inference Models: Continuous to Discrete Approaches [01:26:00] 3.4 Uncertainty Reduction and Control Systems in Active Inference 4. Safety and Regulatory Frameworks [01:32:40] 4.1 Historical Evolution of Risk Management and Predictive Systems [01:36:12] 4.2 Agency and Reality: Philosophical Perspectives on Models [01:39:20] 4.3 Limitations of Symbolic AI and Current System Design [01:46:40] 4.4 AI Safety Regulation and Corporate Governance 5. Socioeconomic Integration and Modeling [01:52:55] 5.1 Economic Policy and Public Sentiment Modeling [01:55:21] 5.2 Free Energy Principle: Libertarian vs Collectivist Perspectives [01:58:53] 5.3 Regulation of Complex Socio-Technical Systems [02:03:04] 5.4 Evolution and Current State of Active Inference Research 6. Future Directions and Applications [02:14:26] 6.1 Active Inference Applications and Future Development [02:22:58] 6.2 Cultural Learning and Active Inference [02:29:19] 6.3 Hierarchical Relationship Between FEP, Active Inference, and Bayesian Mechanics [02:33:22] 6.4 Historical Evolution of Free Energy Principle [02:38:52] 6.5 Active Inference vs Traditional Machine Learning Approaches Transcript and shownotes with refs and URLs: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qj22a660cob1795ej0gbw/SanjeevShow.pdf?rlkey=w323r3e8zfsnve22caayzb17k&st=el1fdgfr&dl=0
Dr. Joscha Bach discusses advanced AI, consciousness, and cognitive modeling. He presents consciousness as a virtual property emerging from self-organizing software patterns, challenging panpsychism and materialism. Bach introduces "Cyberanima," reinterpreting animism through information processing, viewing spirits as self-organizing software agents. He addresses limitations of current large language models and advocates for smaller, more efficient AI models capable of reasoning from first principles. Bach describes his work with Liquid AI on novel neural network architectures for improved expressiveness and efficiency. The interview covers AI's societal implications, including regulation challenges and impact on innovation. Bach argues for balancing oversight with technological progress, warning against overly restrictive regulations. Throughout, Bach frames consciousness, intelligence, and agency as emergent properties of complex information processing systems, proposing a computational framework for cognitive phenomena and reality. SPONSOR MESSAGE: DO YOU WANT WORK ON ARC with the MindsAI team (current ARC winners)? MLST is sponsored by Tufa Labs: Focus: ARC, LLMs, test-time-compute, active inference, system2 reasoning, and more. Future plans: Expanding to complex environments like Warcraft 2 and Starcraft 2. Interested? Apply for an ML research position: benjamin@tufa.ai TOC [00:00:00] 1.1 Consciousness and Intelligence in AI Development [00:07:44] 1.2 Agency, Intelligence, and Their Relationship to Physical Reality [00:13:36] 1.3 Virtual Patterns and Causal Structures in Consciousness [00:25:49] 1.4 Reinterpreting Concepts of God and Animism in Information Processing Terms [00:32:50] 1.5 Animism and Evolution as Competition Between Software Agents 2. Self-Organizing Systems and Cognitive Models in AI [00:37:59] 2.1 Consciousness as self-organizing software [00:45:49] 2.2 Critique of panpsychism and alternative views on consciousness [00:50:48] 2.3 Emergence of consciousness in complex systems [00:52:50] 2.4 Neuronal motivation and the origins of consciousness [00:56:47] 2.5 Coherence and Self-Organization in AI Systems 3. Advanced AI Architectures and Cognitive Processes [00:57:50] 3.1 Second-Order Software and Complex Mental Processes [01:01:05] 3.2 Collective Agency and Shared Values in AI [01:05:40] 3.3 Limitations of Current AI Agents and LLMs [01:06:40] 3.4 Liquid AI and Novel Neural Network Architectures [01:10:06] 3.5 AI Model Efficiency and Future Directions [01:19:00] 3.6 LLM Limitations and Internal State Representation 4. AI Regulation and Societal Impact [01:31:23] 4.1 AI Regulation and Societal Impact [01:49:50] 4.2 Open-Source AI and Industry Challenges Refs in shownotes and MP3 metadata Shownotes: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g28dosz19bzcfs5imrvbu/JoschaInterview.pdf?rlkey=s3y18jy192ktz6ogd7qtvry3d&st=10z7q7w9&dl=0
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WATCH: https://youtu.be/_Kj2OgkxGa0 Terrence Deacon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. His research combines developmental evolutionary biology and comparative neuroanatomy to investigate the evolution of human cognition, and is particularly focused on the explanation of emergent processes in biology and cognition. Terrence is a Harvard Lehman Fellow, a Harvard Medical School Psychiatric Neuroscience Fellow, a Western Washington University Centenary Alumni Fellow, and the 69^th James Arthur Lecturer for the American Museum of Natural History. He has published over 100 research papers in collected volumes and scholarly journals, and his acclaimed book, "The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain" (1997) was awarded the I. J. Staley Prize for the most influential book in Anthropology in 2005 by the School of American Research. His other books include "Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter" (2011) and "Homo Sapiens: Evolutionary Biology and the Human Sciences" (2012). TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:29) - The Mind-Body Problem (10:50) - Universal Grammar (18:10) - Linguistic Prosthesis & Shared Cognition (27:49) - Teleology vs Teleonomy (35:29) - Absential Causal Powers (39:58) - Thermodynamics, Morphodynamics & Teleodynamics (44:20) - The Role of Constraints & Causal Emergence (1:00:55) - Self-Organization, Self-Assembly & Self-Repair (1:24:17) - The Origin of Life on Earth & Proto-Life in the Cosmos (1:33:50) - Pre-LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) Evolution Problem (1:46:45) - "Falling Up: How Inverse Darwinism Catalyzes Evolution" (Terrence's Next Book) (2:06:50) - Incomplete Nature & Mind's Emergence (2:20:06) - Mind-Body Solution & Landscape of Consciousness (2:28:06) - Implications of Terrence's Work (2:37:10) - Artificial Intelligence (2:44:30) - Terrence's Major Influences (Peirce etc.) (3:01:30) - Importance of Development in Evolution ("EvoDevo") (3:06:40) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS: - Terrence's Website: https://tinyurl.com/2zchenan - Terrence's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/4tctx9ve - Terrence's Books: https://tinyurl.com/yrxt72dh - Keith Frankish: https://youtu.be/jTO-A1lw4JM - Michael Levin: https://youtu.be/1R-tdscgxu4 - Mark Solms: https://youtu.be/rkbeaxjAZm4 CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
Dr. Joscha Bach introduces a surprising idea called "cyber animism" in his AGI-24 talk - the notion that nature might be full of self-organizing software agents, similar to the spirits in ancient belief systems. Bach suggests that consciousness could be a kind of software running on our brains, and wonders if similar "programs" might exist in plants or even entire ecosystems. MLST is sponsored by Brave: The Brave Search API covers over 20 billion webpages, built from scratch without Big Tech biases or the recent extortionate price hikes on search API access. Perfect for AI model training and retrieval augmentated generation. Try it now - get 2,000 free queries monthly at http://brave.com/api. Joscha takes us on a tour de force through history, philosophy, and cutting-edge computer science, teasing us to rethink what we know about minds, machines, and the world around us. Joscha believes we should blur the lines between human, artificial, and natural intelligence, and argues that consciousness might be more widespread and interconnected than we ever thought possible. Dr. Joscha Bach https://x.com/Plinz This is video 2/9 from our coverage of AGI-24 in Seattle https://agi-conf.org/2024/ Watch the official MLST interview with Joscha which we did right after this talk on our Patreon now on early access - https://www.patreon.com/posts/joscha-bach-110199676 (you also get access to our private discord and biweekly calls) TOC: 00:00:00 Introduction: AGI and Cyberanimism 00:03:57 The Nature of Consciousness 00:08:46 Aristotle's Concepts of Mind and Consciousness 00:13:23 The Hard Problem of Consciousness 00:16:17 Functional Definition of Consciousness 00:20:24 Comparing LLMs and Human Consciousness 00:26:52 Testing for Consciousness in AI Systems 00:30:00 Animism and Software Agents in Nature 00:37:02 Plant Consciousness and Ecosystem Intelligence 00:40:36 The California Institute for Machine Consciousness 00:44:52 Ethics of Conscious AI and Suffering 00:46:29 Philosophical Perspectives on Consciousness 00:49:55 Q&A: Formalisms for Conscious Systems 00:53:27 Coherence, Self-Organization, and Compute Resources YT version (very high quality, filmed by us live) https://youtu.be/34VOI_oo-qM Refs: Aristotle's work on the soul and consciousness Richard Dawkins' work on genes and evolution Gerald Edelman's concept of Neural Darwinism Thomas Metzinger's book "Being No One" Yoshua Bengio's concept of the "consciousness prior" Stuart Hameroff's theories on microtubules and consciousness Christof Koch's work on consciousness Daniel Dennett's "Cartesian Theater" concept Giulio Tononi's Integrated Information Theory Mike Levin's work on organismal intelligence The concept of animism in various cultures Freud's model of the mind Buddhist perspectives on consciousness and meditation The Genesis creation narrative (for its metaphorical interpretation) California Institute for Machine Consciousness
Podcast: Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) Episode: Joscha Bach - AGI24 Keynote (Cyberanimism)Release date: 2024-08-21Dr. Joscha Bach introduces a surprising idea called "cyber animism" in his AGI-24 talk - the notion that nature might be full of self-organizing software agents, similar to the spirits in ancient belief systems. Bach suggests that consciousness could be a kind of software running on our brains, and wonders if similar "programs" might exist in plants or even entire ecosystems. MLST is sponsored by Brave: The Brave Search API covers over 20 billion webpages, built from scratch without Big Tech biases or the recent extortionate price hikes on search API access. Perfect for AI model training and retrieval augmentated generation. Try it now - get 2,000 free queries monthly at https://brave.com/api. Joscha takes us on a tour de force through history, philosophy, and cutting-edge computer science, teasing us to rethink what we know about minds, machines, and the world around us. Joscha believes we should blur the lines between human, artificial, and natural intelligence, and argues that consciousness might be more widespread and interconnected than we ever thought possible. Dr. Joscha Bach https://x.com/Plinz This is video 2/9 from our coverage of AGI-24 in Seattle https://agi-conf.org/2024/ Watch the official MLST interview with Joscha which we did right after this talk on our Patreon now on early access - https://www.patreon.com/posts/joscha-bach-110199676 (you also get access to our private discord and biweekly calls) TOC: 00:00:00 Introduction: AGI and Cyberanimism 00:03:57 The Nature of Consciousness 00:08:46 Aristotle's Concepts of Mind and Consciousness 00:13:23 The Hard Problem of Consciousness 00:16:17 Functional Definition of Consciousness 00:20:24 Comparing LLMs and Human Consciousness 00:26:52 Testing for Consciousness in AI Systems 00:30:00 Animism and Software Agents in Nature 00:37:02 Plant Consciousness and Ecosystem Intelligence 00:40:36 The California Institute for Machine Consciousness 00:44:52 Ethics of Conscious AI and Suffering 00:46:29 Philosophical Perspectives on Consciousness 00:49:55 Q&A: Formalisms for Conscious Systems 00:53:27 Coherence, Self-Organization, and Compute Resources YT version (very high quality, filmed by us live) https://youtu.be/34VOI_oo-qM Refs: Aristotle's work on the soul and consciousness Richard Dawkins' work on genes and evolution Gerald Edelman's concept of Neural Darwinism Thomas Metzinger's book "Being No One" Yoshua Bengio's concept of the "consciousness prior" Stuart Hameroff's theories on microtubules and consciousness Christof Koch's work on consciousness Daniel Dennett's "Cartesian Theater" concept Giulio Tononi's Integrated Information Theory Mike Levin's work on organismal intelligence The concept of animism in various cultures Freud's model of the mind Buddhist perspectives on consciousness and meditation The Genesis creation narrative (for its metaphorical interpretation) California Institute for Machine Consciousness
Sofi Simonyan: How Product Owner Self-organization Directly Affects Agile Team Success Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: Empowering Teams Through Effective PO Leadership In this segment, we learn about a PO that possessed market knowledge, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills. This PO's leadership and ability to empower the team highlight the critical role of Product Owners in driving product success and team collaboration. The Bad Product Owner: The Disorganized Product Owner, and the Chaos That Follows In this segment, Sofi shares the story of a disorganized Product Owner whose lack of preparation and messy backlog management negatively impacted the team. She discusses the importance of collaboration, timely preparation, and efficient time management to avoid such pitfalls. [IMAGE HERE] Are you having trouble helping the team work well with their Product Owner? We've put together a course to help you work on the collaboration team-product owner. You can find it at bit.ly/coachyourpo. 18 modules, 8+ hours of modules with tools and techniques that you can use to help teams and PO's collaborate. About Sofi Simonyan Sofi is a Scrum Master with 6 years of experience in tech startups and a diverse work background. Passionate about people, her mission is to build teams where active listening and growth mindset are essential values. Currently on maternity leave, Sofi practices agility in a completely different dimension. You can link with Sofi Simonyan on LinkedIn and connect with Sofi Simonyan on Twitter.
Subscribe, Rate, & Review Future Fossils on YouTube • Spotify • Apple Podcasts✨ About This EpisodeThe world is getting hotter, faster, stranger, and scarier every year. Species disappear each day, life-critical diversity replaced with media, consumer goods, capital, and trash. And yet…what do any of us feel inspired to do about it? Why has humankind thus far failed to wield its religions as an instrument for biospheric action? Reading the above probably generated more distress than motivation. Might Western civilization actually be better off reclaiming what the modern world felt it didn't need — namely, the sacred? What if Christianity has ALWAYS at its core held teachings meant to stir up riotous love — the kind that gets us off our asses striving joyously to serve the living world we are?Endlessly subversive author and Rice University Professor Timothy Morton (Twitter | Substack | Patreon | YouTube | Instagram) thinks so — and their new book Hell: In Search of A Christian Ecology argues eloquently for a weird and wonderful postmodern nondual Christianity in which we give up trying to run the place and realign ourselves with Life. Hell is a rousing and reviving work I underlined extensively, and our discussion traces and retraces Tim's characteristically good-lurid and good-florid, stark-but-dreamy, mystically mundane, paradox-rich writing. We soar into romantic numinosity and dwell in body horrors, throw curtains open to pure light and celebrate the stains we can't erase. Trigger warnings plenty, here — but one of them is that in the high-brow, low-brow oscillations you might find yourself awakened to the nature of your being-as-the-God-shaped-hole-in-everything.I'll let them introduce what is easily one of the most potent episodes this show has ever published:“A wonderful three-dimensional podcast. Like, I can't thank you enough for wanting to go all the way around the mulberry bush and then into the mulberry bush and then outside the mulberry bush, then pulverize the mulberry bush into powder, send it around a particle accelerator, and watch the diffusion cloud chamber patterns as you compose another symphony using fractal geometry. I just love this.”If that's the kind of conversation you enjoy, then buckle up. Tim knows precisely the poetic mind-keys with which we can find The Garden in the flames of Hell itself, and Heaven in the sinful body of the Technocene.Over the next two hours, we round the bases on a Greatest Hits of all my favorite topics, all of which appear in some sublime form in Tim's wonderful new book. An we perform embroidery and exegesis of this anthem to raves and William Blake and AI and facing childhood trauma on the way to saving the biosphere from one of its own most deliciously sinful experiments (namely, civilization), we cover a kaleidoscopic swirl of topics such as:• Making climate action (and America) cool again• Nonduality, convergent evolution, and the sacred as the feeling of biology• When teleology goes bad, then redeems itself through pluralism• Flipped gnosticism and dispensing with master/slave thinking• What deals with the devil teach us about how to wisely wield AI• “The Black Goo” as a science fiction trope and how it relates to…• How to make the best of living in Hell, aka social media• The Peacock Angel Melek Taus and having sympathy for the devil• Failure as comedy, sin as a blessing, thinking as a kind of failure mode• Evolution as a Christic promise of possibility better futures, and yet…• Why we shouldn't use “emergentism” to solve “the meaning crisis”We also pay dues to a totally prodigious list of inspirations.As per our custom, those of you supporting the show have subsidized the extra time it takes for me to organize a thorough bibliography with links to the books, papers, films, TV shows, podcast episodes, and historical figures mentioned therein.Thank you for listening and for your contributions!✨ Support This Work• Become a patron on Substack or Patreon• Buy original paintings and prints or commission new work• Buy the books we discuss from my Bookshop.org reading list• Help me find backing for my next big project Humans On The Loop• Join the conversation on Discord in the Holistic Technology & Wise Innovation and Future Fossils servers• Make one-off donations at @futurefossils on Venmo, $manfredmacx on CashApp, or @michaelgarfield on PayPal• Buy the show's music on Bandcamp — intro “Olympus Mons” from the Martian Arts EP & outro “Sonnet A” from the Double-Edged Sword EP✨ Books & ArticlesHell: In Search of A Christian Ecologyby Timothy MortonHyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after The End of The Worldby Timothy MortonSubscendenceby Timothy MortonDarwin's Pharmacy: Sex, Plants, and The Evolution of The Noosphereby Richard DoyleA Beginner's Guide To Constructing The Universeby Michael S. SchneiderThe Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selectionby Charles DarwinLiquid Modernityby Zygmunt BaumanHallucination Is Inevitable: An Innate Limitation of Large Language Modelsby Ziwei Xu, Sanjay Jain, Mohan KankanhalliUnweaving The Rainbow: Science, Delusion, and The Appetite for Wonderby Richard DawkinsSimplification, Innateness, and the Absorption of Meaning from Context: How Novelty Arises from Gradual Network Evolutionby Adi LivnatThe Cloud of Unknowing by AnonymousThe Glass Cage: How Our Computers Are Changing Usby Nicholas CarrPresent Shock: When Everything Happens Nowby Doug RushkoffAt Home In The Universe: The Search for The Laws of Self-Organization and Complexityby Stuart KauffmanComplexity and The Emergence of Physical Propertiesby Miguel FuentesThe Return of the Black Madonna: A Sign of Our Times or How the Black Madonna Is Shaking Us Up for the Twenty-First Centuryby Matthew FoxThe Coming of the Cosmic Christ: The Healing of Mother Earth and the Birth of a Global Renaissanceby Matthew FoxReclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice: A Treatise, Critique, and Call to Actionby J.F. 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Stuart Morgan is a Professional PGA Coach that works with some of the best players in the world.Golf Coaching Journey and Transition to Science-1:06Stuart Morgan shares his background in professional golf coaching, including his work with David Ledbetter, coaching winners on major tours, and his current focus on motor learning and practice in elite golf. He also discusses his transition from being a player to a coach and his interest in integrating science into golf coaching.Golf Coaching and Practice Methods-5:13Stuart Morgan explains the traditional approach to golf coaching, focusing on the use of driving ranges and the lack of emphasis on practicing on the golf course. He highlights the limitations of driving range practice and the need for more contextual training to simulate real course conditions. Discussion on Golf Swing Techniques and Self-Organization-10:59Michael Wright and Stuart Morgan delve into the evolution of golf swing techniques, highlighting the shift towards self-organization and individualized approaches rather than a standardized model. They discuss the impact of physical constraints and emphasize the importance of understanding first principle ideas for coaches and players to enhance performance.Coaching Differences and Approaches-36:46Stuart Morgan shares insights on coaching younger golfers and elite athletes, emphasizing the impact of coaching on the malleability of younger players and the need for diverse and engaging training methods. He also discusses the importance of long-term consistency in coaching elite athletes to achieve lasting improvements, highlighting the need for small, consistent adjustments over time.Involvement of Caddies in Player Support-41:05Stuart Morgan and Michael Wright delve into the integral role of caddies in supporting players, highlighting the importance of communication between caddies and coaching staff. They also consider the possibility of coaches caddying for players in specific events to gain insights into the player's performance and provide targeted feedback, challenging traditional practices in golf coaching.Player Superpowers and Nerves-48:58Stuart Morgan and Michael Wright delve into the concept of players' superpowers and the necessity of maintaining and refining them, using a recent experience with a player as an example. They also explore the influence of nerves on players' performance, sharing insights from the Ryder Cup Extreme and discussing how caddies play a crucial role in understanding and supporting players' psychological needs during high-pressure moments.Writing Journey and Future Plans-58:06Stuart Morgan shares his experience of writing "The Gifted Junior" and the decision to learn the skill of writing instead of opting for a ghostwriter. He also talks about his future plans to write his PhD thesis and the pilot studies he has conducted on elite golfers' practice, highlighting the fascinating themes that emerged from the studies.Discussion on Practice Habits and Beliefs1:01:41Stuart and Michael delve into the significance of sharing findings and work, highlighting the insights it can offer into practice habits and cultures. They stress the impact of beliefs on behaviors and the necessity to challenge habitual practices, while also discussing the benefits of having a variety of tools to develop one's game or practice style.Discussion on Coaching Styles and Player Psychology1:05:33Stuart Morgan and Michael Wright delve into the nuances of coaching styles and player psychology, with Stuart reflecting on his own approach and the feedback he receives from players. They emphasize the significance of recognizing individual personality types and tailoring coaching methods to optimize player performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we delve into a compelling conversation with Klaas Ariaans, the Director of Consumer Clients at ABN AMRO. At the helm of the 3.500 employee office organization within the bank, Klaas oversees a division undergoing rapid evolution. He spearheaded two pivotal transformations: firstly, through Personal Banking, digital interactions have taken on a deeply personalized dimension. Secondly, we've eliminated management by an astonishing 95%, ushering in a new era of self-organization. Join us as we distill lessons from six years of digital and cultural metamorphosis into a captivating 45-minute dialogue.
Jeżeli nas oglądasz od jakiegoś czasu to wiesz, że jesteśmy gorącymi zwolennikami samoorganizujących się zespołów, wspólnego podejmowania decyzji i jesteśmy bardzo daleko od autorytarnych styli zarządzania. Czy to jednak znaczy, że organizacje, które są w pełni demokratyczne, wypłaszczyły swoje struktury, pozbyły się struktur managerskich automatycznie są skazane na sukces? Odpowiedź, jak się domyślasz, brzmi “nie” :) Ten odcinek został zainspirowany - znowu - przez ciekawą historię, którą przedstawiła nam jedna z naszych słuchaczek (dziękujemy!) Zastanowimy się, kiedy zupełna swoboda działania nie zadziała i jakie mogą wynikać z tego problemu, oraz czy czasem trzeba zmienić system na mniej demokratyczny. Z tego odcinka dowiesz się: - Czym jest zarządzanie w turkusie? - Jak skalować struktury bez managerów? - Czemu transparentność jest ważna? - Jakie problemy mają inni liderzy? Linki do materiałów, wersję video oraz transkrypt do tego odcinka znajdziesz na stronie:
Rob Gray is an associate Professor at Arizona State University, host of The Perception & Action Podcast, and a Skill Acquisition Specialist for the Boston Red Sox. He's been studying movement and publishing research on it for 25 years. In this Part 1 of 2, Kris and Rob discuss the limitations and challenges of using sports science research for coaches and practitioners, as well as some ways both coaches and researchers could do it better. ____________________ EXPLORE FURTHER Our entire movement skills resource library Coaching for Mastery course mentioned in the episode Follow Rob on Instagram Check out The Perception & Action Podcast Check out Rob's books: How We Learn to Move: A Revolution in the Way We Coach & Practice Sports Skills Learning to Optimize Movement: Harnessing the Power of the Athlete-Environment Relationship ____________________ SUPPORT + CONNECT Help us keep the show sponsor-free when you join our Patreon Community for as little as $3. Get two or more bonus episodes every month on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple. Subscribe to THE CURRENT and get a monthly exploration of how we can all become better climbers. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it. ____________________ The Power Company Podcast is a proud founding member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry. Find full episode transcripts and more at our website. ____________________ CHAPTERS (0:00) Intro (1:31) Guest Introduction (3:20) Topic Explanation (5:18) Accessibility (6:13) Impenetrability (7:33) Generalizability (8:43) ANNOTATION: Don't Discount Small Studies (10:49) Researchers Asking the Wrong Questions (11:49) How to Make it User Friendly (19:34) The Value of Case Studies (22:19) Studies Lack Real World Variables (24:23) ANNOTATION: Functional Movement Variability (26:44) What is it We Should be Looking For in Studies? (30:49) Coaches and Researchers Meeting in the Middle (33:48) Limitations of Using Studies From Other Sports (37:24) ANNOTATION: Constraints and Self Organization (40:54) ”Evidence-Based” Elitism (43:27) Wrap Up
Alicia Juarrero, is Co-Founder and President of VectorAnalytica and Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Prince George's Community College (MD). She is the author of Context Changes Everything: How Constraints Create Coherence, published last year: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5600/Context-Changes-EverythingHow-Constraints-Create Her other books are Dynamics in Action: Intentional Behavior as a Complex System (MIT 1999) and co-editor of Reframing Complexity: Perspectives from North and South (ISCE Publishing, 2007), and Emergence, Self-Organization and Complexity: Precursors and Prototypes (ISCE Publishing, 2008). Alicia was named the 2002 U.S. Professor of the Year by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; in 2003 she received the Edward T. Foote Alumnus of Distinction Award of the University of Miami; in 1995 the Distinguished Humanities Educator Award of the Community College Humanities Association. In 1992 Alicia was appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the Advisory Board of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) where, from 1992-2000 she served as NEH's Chair of Council Committee on State Programs. In that capacity she was responsible for the oversight of approximately $32 million in NEH funds distributed annually to the States Humanities Councils. Born in Cuba, Alicia has played a leading role in introducing complexity concepts and theory to that island nation and currently serves as Secretary-Treasurer of Friends of Havana's January Complexity Seminars, a 501(c)3 not for profit organization which supports the work of complexity scholars in Cuba.
This week we're joined again by Lachlan Giles! In this episode, Lachlan talks about the philosophy of self-organization, where students take ownership of their own learning journey. We also touch on use cases for Lachlan's amazing platform SUBMETA and his thoughts on ecological dynamics in BJJ.Learn with Lachlan on SUBMETA:https://submeta.io/Follow Lachlan on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/lachlan_giles/Mental models discussed in this episode:Self-Organizationhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-organization/Ecological Psychologyhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-psychology/Do What Workshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works/Constraints-Led Approachhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach/Raise the Level in the Roomhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/raise-the-level-in-the-room/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you'll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game. We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/
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Chris Garvey: A Tale of Two Agile Teams, A Key Lesson on The Impact of Leadership on Team Self-organization In this episode, Chris shares a pivotal experience managing two teams as a Scrum Master. While one team was granted time to embark on their own agile journey, the other team faced time constraints. Despite having the same coach, manager, and product owner, the teams significantly diverged. A key insight emerged when one tech lead allowed the team space for self-organization, while the other did not. This distinction played a crucial role in team performance. Chris emphasizes the importance of providing support for teams to take ownership and grow, as it doesn't happen naturally without guidance. Featured Book of the Week: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle Chris delves into the profound impact of The Power Of Now By Eckhart Tolle on his Scrum Master journey, emphasizing its focus on presence and challenging thought patterns. He highlights the gift of being fully present as a coach, offering a unique perspective on trust and conditioning in our thinking processes. The book's influence lies in its ability to open minds to diverse thinking, ultimately shaping Chris's approach as a Scrum Master. [IMAGE HERE] Do you wish you had decades of experience? Learn from the Best Scrum Masters In The World, Today! The Tips from the Trenches - Scrum Master edition audiobook includes hours of audio interviews with SM's that have decades of experience: from Mike Cohn to Linda Rising, Christopher Avery, and many more. Super-experienced Scrum Masters share their hard-earned lessons with you. Learn those today, make your teams awesome! About Chris Garvey Chris is passionate about people, and creating empowering spaces where people can thrive. He is a coach at heart having been a Life Coach before becoming an Agile Coach. For close to 10 years he has been working in the agile space as a Scrum Master, then Agile Coach, then trainer, and now as an Enterprise Agile Coach. You can link with Chris Garvey on LinkedIn.
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Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.07.29.551088v1?rss=1 Authors: Dehghani-Habibabadi, M., Pawelzik, K. Abstract: Brains learn new information while retaining previously acquired information. It is not known by what mechanisms synapses preserve previously stored memories while they are plastic and absorb new content. To understand how this stability-plasticity dilemma might be resolved, we investigate a one layer self-supervised neural network that incrementally learns to recognize new spatio-temporal spike patterns without overwriting existing memories. A plausible combination of Hebbian mechanisms, hetero-synaptic plasticity, and synaptic scaling enables unsupervised learning of spatio-temporal input patterns by single neurons. Acquisition of different patterns is achieved in networks where differentiation of selectivities is enforced by pre-synaptic hetero-synaptic plasticity. But only when the training spikes are both, jittered and stochastic past memories are found to persist despite ongoing learning. This input variability selects a subset of weights and drives them into a regime where synaptic scaling induces self-stabilization. Thereby our model provides a novel explanation for the stability of synapses related to preexisting contents despite ongoing plasticity, and suggests how nervous systems could incrementally learn and exploit temporally precise Poisson rate codes. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC
What happens when self organization goes off the rails?Join another riveting episode as your hosts - an agile coach and a product manager -dive deep into the fascinating world of self-organization within agile teams!From cancelling sprint events to dealing with conflicts, your hosts explore various subjects that impact team dynamics and project success!Discover valuable insights on leadership's viewpoint, the product's role, feedback loops, communication, and more!Learn how to address decreased collaboration, anchor strong personalities, and tackle power imbalances to foster a truly self-organized and adaptable team!0:00 Topic Intro1:35 Cancelling Sprint Events4:14 Leadership's Viewpoint6:24 Product's Role7:44 Organizational Roadmap10:56 Decreased Collaboration13:34 Anchoring & Strong Personalities16:20 Inequality / Power Imbalance17:47 Not Meeting Goals20:09 Feedback Loops24:12 Communication & Coordination27:30 Coordination Assistance30:34 Not Adapting to Change34:44 Conflict37:52 Wrap-Up= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YouTube- and - Subscribe to Arguing Agile on YouTube Channel= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzgxMzE5LnJzcwSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-PodcastStitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/show/agile-podcast-2= = = = = = = = = = = = AA121 - Self Organization Gone Bad
Jim talks with Alicia Juarrero about her new book Context Changes Everything: How Constraints Create Coherence. They discuss Aristotle's four causes, applying them to complex dynamical systems, the overfocus on efficient cause, naive Newtonianism, nothing-but-ism, reconceptualizing causality in terms of constraints, mereology, constraint regimes, ascribing causal powers to emergent properties, the roots of panpsychism, Searle's comparison of consciousness with digestion, kinds of constraints, the Dysons' notion of analog control, why analog is more efficient, identity as a set of interdependent constraints, surface vs deep dyslexia & early neural nets, the work of Geoffrey Hinton, the species competitive exclusion principle, cardinality vs ordinality, the social evolution of cassava, Rayleigh-Benard convection, dissipative systems, Alicia's disagreement with Michael Polanyi, the architecture of the circulatory system, scaffolding, top-down causality, many-to-one transitions, degeneracy, pluripotentiality, the ship of Theseus, 4E cognitive science, and much more. Episode Transcript Context Changes Everything: How Constraints Create Coherence, by Alicia Juarrero Dynamics in Action: Intentional Behavior as a Complex System, by Alicia Juarrero "Downward Causation: Polanyi and Prigogine," by Alicia Juarrero "Why Western Science and Philosophy Cannot Deal with the Relations Between Parts and Wholes," by Alicia Juarrero JRS EP105 - Christof Koch on Consciousness JRS Currents 100: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin on Time as an Object Alicia Juarrero, Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Prince George's Community College (MD), is the author of Dynamics in Action: Intentional Behavior as a Complex System (MIT 1999) and co-editor of Reframing Complexity: Perspectives from North and South (ISCE Publishing, 2007), and Emergence, Self-Organization and Complexity: Precursors and Prototypes (ISCE Publishing, 2008).
We all know what a wiki is right? Well in programming terms, the framework like a wiki is opensource - where a bunch of smart programmers contribute to it to make it better, safer, and less buggy. Imagine applying that same principle to your culture where you're more open so that your teams perform better, feel safer, and generate better ideas. Especially now with remote teams - how do you collaborate with people when they are not next to each other? How can you unlock team potential through self-organization and agility? That's what we talked about in the interview with George DeMet. He is the founder and Co-CEO of Palantier.net, a full-service digital consultancy that uses open source technologies to help others discover, create, and share knowledge- and he's applied these same ideas to his staff and culture. In this video, you will learn:how George applies concepts found in open source technology to product development and agility as an organization about the unique company focus that results in stable, dedicated teamshow they manage remote workers successfullymuch more!//WHEN YOU'RE READY, HERE'S HOW WE CAN HELP YOU//TAKE THE FREE 5-MINUTE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ASSESSMENThttps://turningthecornerllc.com/hr/employee-engagement/assessmentDOWNLOAD A FREE SELF-ASSESSMENT:https://turningthecornerllc.com/free-assessment/SCHEDULE A CALL WITH A HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANThttps://turningthecornerllc.com/
Zoe Pettijohn Schade's densely researched, seductively beautiful drawings and paintings of varying size explore the scientific, art historical, and philosophical aspects of pattern. Her lifelong repertoire of work rests on the premise that the pursuit of form, repetition, organization, and its arrangements are as vitally important and determining as the finality of the image itself. Pettijohn Schade studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York, NY in 1995. In 2012-13, she traveled to France on a Fulbright U.S. Research Scholars Grant to work with a collection of 18th century textile paintings, many completed by anonymous women laborers. The title of her third solo exhibition at Kai Matsumiya Gallery, The Hard Problem, on view until June 17, refers to the question of how physical matter gives rise to consciousness. Recent exhibitions include Our Secret Fire at Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY; Less is a Bore: Maximalist Art & Design, curated by Jenelle Porter, Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston, MA; and deCordova New England Biennial 2019, curated by Sarah Monstross, deCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA. Zoe Pettijohn Schade Mirrored Pyramid, 2021 gouache with dyed silver leaf on paper 10½ x 10½ in. 26.67 x 26.67 cm. Zoe Pettijohn Schade Attempts at Self-Organization 7, 2020 gouache with dyed silver leaf, oxidized silver leaf, composite leaf on paper 19 x 13¾ in. 48.26 x 34.92 cm. Zoe Pettijohn Schade, Attempts At Self Organization 8, 2021, Gouache with dyed silver leaf, toned aluminum leaf, copper leaf, gold leaf, and palladium leaf on paper, 22¼ x 18⅛ in. 56.52 x 46.04 cm.
There are many alternative discovery procedures that are superior to market competition. Let's nurture and scale them, says Evgeny Morozov. Future Histories International Find all English episodes of Future Histories here: https://futurehistories-international.com/ and subscribe to the Future Histories International RSS-Feed (English episodes only) Collaborative Podcast Transcription If you would like to support Future Histories by contributing to the collaborative transcription of episodes, please contact us at: transkription@futurehistories.today (German) Kollaborative Podcast-Transkription FAQ: shorturl.at/eL578 Shownotes Evgeny's Website: https://evgenymorozov.com/ Evgeny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/evgenymorozov Evgeny's upcoming Podcast – The Santiago Boys: https://the-santiago-boys.com/ Morozov, Evgeny. 2019. Digital Socialism?. New Left Review vol. 116/117: https://newleftreview.org/issues/II116/articles/evgeny-morozov-digital-socialism Morozov, Evgeny. 2022. Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason. New Left Review vol. 133/134: https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii133/articles/evgeny-morozov-critique-of-techno-feudal-reason Durand, Cédric. 2022. Scouting Capital's Frontiers. New Left Review vol. 136: https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii136/articles/cedric-durand-scouting-capital-s-frontiers Morozov, Evgeny. 2021. Beyond Competition: Alternative Discovery Procedures & The Postcapitalist Public Sphere. Lecture at University of California, Berkeley: https://matrix.berkeley.edu/research-article/evgeny-morozov-beyond-competition-alternative-discovery-procedures-the-postcapitalist-public-sphere/ Morozov, Evgeny. 2014. The Planning Machine: Project Cybersyn and the origins of the Big Data nation. The New Yorker. October 13, 2014 Issue: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machine Morozov, Evgeny. 2013. To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism. Public Affairs.: https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/evgeny-morozov/to-save-everything-click-here/9781610393706/ Selected Writings (2006-2013): https://web.archive.org/web/20210202002521/http://www.evgenymorozov.com/writings.html The Syllabus: https://www.the-syllabus.com/ Further Shownotes James M. Buchanan (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_M._Buchanan Stafford Beer (Monoskop): https://monoskop.org/Stafford_Beer Viable System Model (VSM): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viable_system_model "Designing Freedom" - The 1973 CBC Massey Lectures by Stafford Beer [audio]: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-1973-cbc-massey-lectures-designing-freedom-1.2946819 "Designing Freedom" - The 1973 CBC Massey Lectures by Stafford Beer [pdf via Internet Archive]: https://archive.org/details/designingfreedom00beer/mode/2up Medina, Eden. 2011. Cybernetic Revolutionaries. Cambridge: MIT Press: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/cybernetic-revolutionaries Raymond Williams: https://raymondwilliams.co.uk/about-raymond-williams/ Stefano Harney: https://egs.edu/biography/stefano-harney/ Max Weber (Monoskop): https://monoskop.org/Max_Weber Carl Menger (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Menger Jürgen Habermas (Monoskop): https://monoskop.org/J%C3%BCrgen_Habermas Santa Fe Institute: https://www.santafe.edu/ Herbert Marcuse (Monoskop): https://monoskop.org/Herbert_Marcuse Anwar Shaikh: https://www.anwarshaikhecon.org/ Cybersyn Project Chile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn Maslow's hierarchy of needs (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs Posner, Eric A., and E. Glen Weyl. 2018. Radical Markets - Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society. Princeton University Press.: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691177502/radical-markets Further Future Histories Episodes on related topics S02E31 | Thomas Swann on Anarchist Cybernetics: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e31-thomas-swann-on-anarchist-cybernetics/ S02E27 | Nick Dyer-Witheford on Biocommunism: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e27-nick-dyer-witheford-on-biocommunism/ S02E11 | James Muldoon on Platform Socialism: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e11-james-muldoon-on-platform-socialism/ S02E10 | Aaron Benanav on Associational Socialism and Democratic Planning: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e10-aaron-benanav-on-associational-socialism-and-democratic-planning/ [German] S02E07 | Simon Schaupp zu Technopolitik von unten: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e07-simon-schaupp-zu-technopolitik-von-unten/ S01E58 | Jasper Bernes on Planning and Anarchy: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e58-jasper-bernes-on-planning-and-anarchy/ [German] S01E51 | Timo Daum zur unsichtbaren Hand des Plans: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e51-timo-daum-zur-unsichtbaren-hand-des-plans/ S01E44 | Benjamin Bratton on Synthetic Catallaxies, Platforms of Platforms & Red Futurism: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e44-benjamin-bratton-on-synthetic-catallaxies-platforms-of-platforms-red-futurism-part-1-2/ [German] S01E18 | Simon Schaupp zu Kybernetik und radikaler Demokratie: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e18-simon-schaupp-zu-kybernetik-und-radikaler-demokratie/ S01E16 | Richard Barbrook on Imaginary Futures: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e16-richard-barbrook-on-imaginary-futures/ [German] S01E01 | Benjamin Seibel zu Kybernetik: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e01-benjamin-seibel-zu-kybernetik/ If you like Future Histories, you can help with your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/FutureHistories? 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Why are some people easily able to connect, fall in love, get happiness, and experience joy, safety, abundance, money, and health?And why do some people just aren't? Why are they bums on the streets? Homeless, unhealthy, overweight, and addicted. There's a BIG reason why behind this and I'm gonna explain it in today's episode with the help of the Self-Organization model. This model is made out of so many amazing modalities I have learned, like psychological healing modalities mindset stuff, and a lot of different things.“The self-organization model is basically, like an outline, a framework that lets you understand all the different parts of you.”And if you don't know what parts and schema are, or how is your internal system set up, I have explained all this in my previous episode. You can listen before this episode to understand it even better. Quick highlights from this episode:Your Limiting beliefs is creating stuckness within you,What is the Self-Organization Model and What is its purpose?Emotional management isn't just calming yourself down (it's about getting yourself up)Your thoughts are a symptom of your internal systemWhy does your psyche keep you safe?The employee, managers, and CEO: What they mean in the self-organization ModelYour higher self is always living inside of youYou're the one who has to set the priorities and the boundaries in your internal system, not your parts.Listen to the episode for all the details.RESOURCES FOR YOU:-EP. #95: There's This Other Part Of Me That…LISTEN HERE-Download the Pdf diagram of the SELF-ORGANIZATION MODEL to understand it better. CLICK HERE-Find full show notes and more resources HERE-Watch the video podcast of this episode on the Youtube channel, GO HERE!-------------------------------------DisclaimerWant to work with me in the BLOOM coaching program? Click HERE to get on the waitlist or join now if we are enrolling! Want to read my private journal? Thriving is my weekly journal entry I send out to my private subscribers every Thursday where I share all my personal and professional moments that messed me up but made me thrive. CLICK HERE to subscribe and read my latest entry. To follow me on Instagram, go here: @anabell.ingleton Enjoy the show? Don't miss an episode. Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or RSS.
YT version: https://youtu.be/P1j3VoKBxbc (references in pinned comment) Support us! https://www.patreon.com/mlst MLST Discord: https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 Dan McQuillan, a visionary in digital culture and social innovation, emphasizes the importance of understanding technology's complex relationship with society. As an academic at Goldsmiths, University of London, he fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and champions data-driven equity and ethical technology. Dan's career includes roles at Amnesty International and Social Innovation Camp, showcasing technology's potential to empower and bring about positive change. In this conversation, we discuss the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of technology and society, exploring the profound impact of our digital world. Interviewer: Dr. Tim Scarfe [00:00:00] Dan's background and journey to academia [00:03:30] Dan's background and journey to academia [00:04:10] Writing the book "Resisting AI" [00:08:30] Necropolitics and its relation to AI [00:10:06] AI as a new form of colonization [00:12:57] LLMs as a new form of neo-techno-imperialism [00:15:47] Technology for good and AGI's skewed worldview [00:17:49] Transhumanism, eugenics, and intelligence [00:20:45] Valuing differences (disability) and challenging societal norms [00:26:08] Re-ontologizing and the philosophy of information [00:28:19] New materialism and the impact of technology on society [00:30:32] Intelligence, meaning, and materiality [00:31:43] The constraints of physical laws and the importance of science [00:32:44] Exploring possibilities to reduce suffering and increase well-being [00:33:29] The division between meaning and material in our experiences [00:35:36] Machine learning, data science, and neoplatonic approach to understanding reality [00:37:56] Different understandings of cognition, thought, and consciousness [00:39:15] Enactivism and its variants in cognitive science [00:40:58] Jordan Peterson [00:44:47] Relationism, relativism, and finding the correct relational framework [00:47:42] Recognizing privilege and its impact on social interactions [00:49:10] Intersectionality / Feminist thinking and the concept of care in social structures [00:51:46] Intersectionality and its role in understanding social inequalities [00:54:26] The entanglement of history, technology, and politics [00:57:39] ChatGPT article - we come to bury ChatGPT [00:59:41] Statistical pattern learning and convincing patterns in AI [01:01:27] Anthropomorphization and understanding in AI [01:03:26] AI in education and critical thinking [01:06:09] European Union policies and trustable AI [01:07:52] AI reliability and the halo effect [01:09:26] AI as a tool enmeshed in society [01:13:49] Luddites [01:15:16] AI is a scam [01:15:31] AI and Social Relations [01:16:49] Invisible Labor in AI and Machine Learning [01:21:09] Exploititative AI / alignment [01:23:50] Science fiction AI / moral frameworks [01:27:22] Discussing Stochastic Parrots and Nihilism [01:30:36] Human Intelligence vs. Language Models [01:32:22] Image Recognition and Emulation vs. Experience [01:34:32] Thought Experiments and Philosophy in AI Ethics (mimicry) [01:41:23] Abstraction, reduction, and grounding in reality [01:43:13] Process philosophy and the possibility of change [01:49:55] Mental health, AI, and epistemic injustice [01:50:30] Hermeneutic injustice and gendered techniques [01:53:57] AI and politics [01:59:24] Epistemic injustice and testimonial injustice [02:11:46] Fascism and AI discussion [02:13:24] Violence in various systems [02:16:52] Recognizing systemic violence [02:22:35] Fascism in Today's Society [02:33:33] Pace and Scale of Technological Change [02:37:38] Alternative approaches to AI and society [02:44:09] Self-Organization at Successive Scales / cybernetics
How do we get a handle on complex systems thinking? What are the implications of this science for philosophy, and where does philosophical tradition foreshadow findings from the scientific frontier?Welcome to COMPLEXITY, the official podcast of the Santa Fe Institute. I'm your host, Michael Garfield, and every other week we'll bring you with us for far-ranging conversations with our worldwide network of rigorous researchers developing new frameworks to explain the deepest mysteries of the universe.In this episode we speak with Carlos Gershenson (UNAM website, Google Scholar, Wikipedia, Twitter), SFI Sabbatical Visitor and professor of computer science at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he leads the Self-organizing Systems Lab, among many other titles you can find in our show notes. For the next hour, we'll discuss his decades of research and writing on a vast array of core complex systems concepts and their intersections with both Western and Eastern philosophical traditions — a first for this podcast.If you value our research and communication efforts, please subscribe, rate and review us at Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and consider making a donation — or finding other ways to engage with us — at santafe.edu/engage.For HD virtual backgrounds of the SFI campus to use on video calls and a chance to win a signed copy of one of our books from the SFI Press, please help us improve our scicomm by completing a survey linked in the show notes.Or just a copy of the recently resurfaced SFI Press Archival Volume Complexity, Entropy, and The Physics of Information.There's still time to apply for the Complexity GAINS UK program for PhD students – apps close March 15th.Or come work for us! We are on the lookout for a new Digital Media Specialist, an Applied Complexity Fellow in Sustainability, a Research Assistant in Emergent Political Economies, and a Payroll, Accounts Payable & Receivable Specialist.You can also join our Facebook discussion group to meet like minds and talk about each episode.Podcast theme music by Mitch Mignano.Follow us on social media:Twitter • YouTube • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedInMentioned & Related Links:Carlos publishes the Complexity Digest Newsletter.His SFI Seminars to date:A Brief History of BalanceEmergence, (Self)Organization, and ComplexityCriticality: A Balance Between Robustness and AdaptabilityFestina lente (the slower-is-faster effect)Antifragility: Dynamical BalanceW. Ross Ashby & The Law of Requisite VarietyHyperobjectsby Timothy MortonHow can we think the complex?by Carlos Gershenson and Francis HeylighenThe Implications of Interactions for Science and Philosophyby Carlos GershensonComplexity and Philosophyby Francis Heylighen, Paul Cilliers, Carlos GershensonHeterogeneity extends criticalityby Fernanda Sánchez-Puig, Octavio Zapata, Omar K, Pineda, Gerardo Iñiguez, and Carlos GershensonWhen Can we Call a System Self-organizing?by Carlos Gershenson and Francis HeylighenTemporal, Structural, and Functional Heterogeneities Extend Criticality and Antifragility in Random Boolean Networksby Amahury Jafet López-Díaz, Fernanda Sánchez-Puig, and Carlos GershensonWhen slower is fasterby Carlos Gershenson, Dirk HelbingSelf-organization leads to supraoptimal performance in public transportation systemsby Carlos GershensonDynamics of rankingby Gerardo Iñiguez, Carlos Pineda, Carlos Gershenson, & Albert-László BarabásiSelf-Organizing Traffic Lightsby Carlos GershensonDynamic competition and resource partitioning during the early life of two widespread, abundant and ecologically similar fishesby A. D. Nunn, L. H. Vickers, K. Mazik, J. D. Bolland, G. Peirson, S. N. Axford, A. Henshaw & I. G. CowxTowards a general theory of balanceby Carlos GershensonA Calculus for Self-Referenceby Francisco VarelaOn Some Mental Effects of The Earthquakeby William JamesSelf-Organization Leads to Supraoptimal Performance in Public Transportation Systemsby Carlos GershensonAlison Gopnik on Child Development, Elderhood, Caregiving, and A.I.Complexity Ep. 99Simon DeDeo on Good Explanations & Diseases of EpistemologyComplexity Ep. 72David Wolpert on The No Free Lunch Theorems and Why They Undermine The Scientific MethodComplexity Ep. 45The Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibilityby Stewart BrandMichael LachmannStuart KauffmanAndreas WagnerCosma ShaliziNassim TalebDoes Free Will Violate The Laws of Physics?Big Think interviews Sean Carroll
Without the State: Self-Organization and Political Activism in Ukraine (U Toronto Press, 2022) explores the 2013-14 Euromaidan protests - a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine - through in-depth ethnographic research with leftist, feminist, and student activists in Kyiv. The book discusses the concept of self-organization and the notion that if something needs to be done and a person has the competence to do it, then they should simply do it. Emily Channell-Justice reveals how self-organization in Ukraine came out of leftist practices but actors from across the spectrum of political views also adopted self-organization over the course of Euromaidan, including far-right groups. The widespread adoption of self-organization encouraged Ukrainians to rethink their expectations of the relationship between citizens and their state. The book explains how self-organized practices have changed people's views on what they think they can contribute to their own communities, and in the wake of Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has also motivated new networks of mutual aid within Ukraine and beyond. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, including the author's first-hand experience of the entirety of the Euromaidan protests, Without the State provides a unique analytical account of this crucial moment in Ukraine's post-Soviet history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Without the State: Self-Organization and Political Activism in Ukraine (U Toronto Press, 2022) explores the 2013-14 Euromaidan protests - a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine - through in-depth ethnographic research with leftist, feminist, and student activists in Kyiv. The book discusses the concept of self-organization and the notion that if something needs to be done and a person has the competence to do it, then they should simply do it. Emily Channell-Justice reveals how self-organization in Ukraine came out of leftist practices but actors from across the spectrum of political views also adopted self-organization over the course of Euromaidan, including far-right groups. The widespread adoption of self-organization encouraged Ukrainians to rethink their expectations of the relationship between citizens and their state. The book explains how self-organized practices have changed people's views on what they think they can contribute to their own communities, and in the wake of Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has also motivated new networks of mutual aid within Ukraine and beyond. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, including the author's first-hand experience of the entirety of the Euromaidan protests, Without the State provides a unique analytical account of this crucial moment in Ukraine's post-Soviet history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science
Without the State: Self-Organization and Political Activism in Ukraine (U Toronto Press, 2022) explores the 2013-14 Euromaidan protests - a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine - through in-depth ethnographic research with leftist, feminist, and student activists in Kyiv. The book discusses the concept of self-organization and the notion that if something needs to be done and a person has the competence to do it, then they should simply do it. Emily Channell-Justice reveals how self-organization in Ukraine came out of leftist practices but actors from across the spectrum of political views also adopted self-organization over the course of Euromaidan, including far-right groups. The widespread adoption of self-organization encouraged Ukrainians to rethink their expectations of the relationship between citizens and their state. The book explains how self-organized practices have changed people's views on what they think they can contribute to their own communities, and in the wake of Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has also motivated new networks of mutual aid within Ukraine and beyond. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, including the author's first-hand experience of the entirety of the Euromaidan protests, Without the State provides a unique analytical account of this crucial moment in Ukraine's post-Soviet history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
Without the State: Self-Organization and Political Activism in Ukraine (U Toronto Press, 2022) explores the 2013-14 Euromaidan protests - a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine - through in-depth ethnographic research with leftist, feminist, and student activists in Kyiv. The book discusses the concept of self-organization and the notion that if something needs to be done and a person has the competence to do it, then they should simply do it. Emily Channell-Justice reveals how self-organization in Ukraine came out of leftist practices but actors from across the spectrum of political views also adopted self-organization over the course of Euromaidan, including far-right groups. The widespread adoption of self-organization encouraged Ukrainians to rethink their expectations of the relationship between citizens and their state. The book explains how self-organized practices have changed people's views on what they think they can contribute to their own communities, and in the wake of Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has also motivated new networks of mutual aid within Ukraine and beyond. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, including the author's first-hand experience of the entirety of the Euromaidan protests, Without the State provides a unique analytical account of this crucial moment in Ukraine's post-Soviet history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology
Without the State: Self-Organization and Political Activism in Ukraine (U Toronto Press, 2022) explores the 2013-14 Euromaidan protests - a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine - through in-depth ethnographic research with leftist, feminist, and student activists in Kyiv. The book discusses the concept of self-organization and the notion that if something needs to be done and a person has the competence to do it, then they should simply do it. Emily Channell-Justice reveals how self-organization in Ukraine came out of leftist practices but actors from across the spectrum of political views also adopted self-organization over the course of Euromaidan, including far-right groups. The widespread adoption of self-organization encouraged Ukrainians to rethink their expectations of the relationship between citizens and their state. The book explains how self-organized practices have changed people's views on what they think they can contribute to their own communities, and in the wake of Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has also motivated new networks of mutual aid within Ukraine and beyond. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, including the author's first-hand experience of the entirety of the Euromaidan protests, Without the State provides a unique analytical account of this crucial moment in Ukraine's post-Soviet history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies
Without the State: Self-Organization and Political Activism in Ukraine (U Toronto Press, 2022) explores the 2013-14 Euromaidan protests - a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine - through in-depth ethnographic research with leftist, feminist, and student activists in Kyiv. The book discusses the concept of self-organization and the notion that if something needs to be done and a person has the competence to do it, then they should simply do it. Emily Channell-Justice reveals how self-organization in Ukraine came out of leftist practices but actors from across the spectrum of political views also adopted self-organization over the course of Euromaidan, including far-right groups. The widespread adoption of self-organization encouraged Ukrainians to rethink their expectations of the relationship between citizens and their state. The book explains how self-organized practices have changed people's views on what they think they can contribute to their own communities, and in the wake of Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has also motivated new networks of mutual aid within Ukraine and beyond. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, including the author's first-hand experience of the entirety of the Euromaidan protests, Without the State provides a unique analytical account of this crucial moment in Ukraine's post-Soviet history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode is filled with gems! Peter and Alex sit down and discuss topics such as : -Integrating Gait into their training models. -Programming for Relative Motions vs. Orientation. -Heel lifts. -Constraint Based training. -The concept of Self Organization. -Inhalation/Exhalation and corresponding Joint Mechanics. And much more. We hope you enjoy the episode, please leave us a 5 star review and help us grow our podcast!
Hawai'i's Mauna Loa Volcanic Eruption Sparing Homes For Now Hawai'i's famed Mauna Loa volcano began to erupt this past weekend, after weeks of increasing small earthquakes. So far the flow of lava is posing no risk to homes in nearby Hilo, though that could change rapidly. But in the meantime, an important climate research lab is without power and unable to make measurements. And as lava flows and cools into new rock formations, one unusual product, called Pele's Hair, looks uniquely soft and straw-like—while being dangerously sharp. Ira talks to FiveThirtyEight's Maggie Koerth about the less high profile side effects of a major volcanic eruption. Plus, a new analysis of the magma under Yellowstone National Park, the leadership potential for wolves infected with a cat parasite, and other research stories. A Nobel Prize For Chemistry Work ‘Totally Separate From Biology' This year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Carolyn Bertozzi of Stanford University, Morten Meldal of the University of Copenhagen, and K. Barry Sharpless of the Scripps Research Institute “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.” In “click chemistry,” molecular building blocks snap together quickly and efficiently to let chemists build more complicated molecules. But bioorthogonal chemistry takes that work one step farther, allowing the technique to be used within living organisms without damaging cells. “When someone is thinking outside the box, or in a very different way, we like to think of that as orthogonal thinking,” Dr. Bertozzi explained. “So biorthogonal means not interacting with biology. Totally separate from biology.” Her research began with an interest in developing ways to see specific sugar molecules on the surface of cells. But it has developed into an approach that can be used for advanced drug delivery in fields such as chemotherapy. Bertozzi joins Ira Flatow for a wide-ranging conversation about her research, chemistry education, her early music career, and the importance of diversity in the field of chemistry. Scientists Discover What Makes Jazz Music Swing Swing is a propulsive, groovy feeling that makes you want to move with the music. It's hard to put into words, but if you listen to jazz, you've probably felt it yourself. Now, researchers have arrived at a better understanding of what generates that feeling: Their work, published in Communications Physics, focuses on timing differences between a group's soloist and its rhythm section. Joining Ira to discuss the new findings are Theo Geisel, a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self Organization, and Javier Arau, a saxophonist and the founder and executive director of the New York Jazz Academy. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.
Kicking off a brand-new mini-series, where we'll deep dive on self-organisation and how to empower yourself and your business, especially if you're feel so totally maxed out you just can't focus on high level strategic leveraging stuff. Over three episodes, we're going deep into self-organisation: from self-management to self-care, I'm going to be sharing 21 ways you can organise your life, home office and routines to create more fun, flow and freedom in your business. We'll look at how to set things up so you can really power through everything you need to get done, and want to get done, without burning yourself out, so that it's sustainable. We focus on ways to de-stress your personal life so your business life isn't cluttered with distractions. Who can relate to working from home and you suddenly remember the wet laundry is still in the washing machine? Have you ever ended your day only to realise you never pulled anything out of the freezer for dinner. What about when you're so maxed out, you can't focus properly? Over three episodes, I'll be sharing a set of practical tactics to develop your super powers for self-organisation working from home, so you have space and focus for strategic planning as well as building more leverage for future growth. In this episode, part 1 or 3, we guide you through steps for solving that typical dilemma of working ON the business while continuing to work IN the business, as well as everything else you have going on in your life. For further resources and support, go to http://jayallyson.com.
Alicia Juarrero is founder and president of VectorAnalytica with a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Miami, where she is also currently a research associate. She is the author of the book Dynamics in Action (2008), and the upcoming Context Changes Everything (2023), both at MIT Press. We've all heard about how organizations are like natural organisms, but is that really true? And if it is, how can we get inspired from nature in designing and understanding them? In this episode, we talk to Alicia about her work in complexity theory and how it applies to organizations. Alicia takes from Aristotle the image of the organization as a natural organism and unpacks the biological reality of organizing. Parts of a natural organism - for example a cell - are different from just parts of a material mass: a complex organization is a system where members and teams define themselves by their role and through interaction with other parts of the system. This has specific consequences on the hierarchy and management of teams embedded in various contextual layers. In these complex organizations, boundaries and enabling constraints have a role to steer the direction, and managers should act as catalysts, not applying coercive forces. Remember that you can always find the full episode and transcript on our website: https://boundaryless.io/podcast/alicia-juarrero/ Key highlights
In this episode of the David Grey Rehab Podcast, I welcome Angus Bradley, Coach, and Host of the Hyperformance Podcast.Angus is notorious for his bold and honest social media presence and he's here to keep that trend going. You won't want to skip over this episode, it's a fun one!Listen in as we talk about his coaching and mentorship workshops, fool-proof content creation strategies, PRI, and the controversy around the compression expansion model.You'll also learn about Angus' general physical preparation program, how he navigates social media as an authentic content creator, and the key things you need to do to be a successful coach online and in the gym. “More accurate does not mean more useful with your model. That is not even the intention of having a model.” - Angus Bradley Episode Timeline | What You'll Learn:01:04 – Introducing Angus Bradley & The topics of today's episode.06:55 – His weightlifting seminars, developing the Wollongong fitness scene, & the pros and cons of starting a gym and hiring coaches.15:35 – Fears Angus had before teaching his GPP seminar & What it was actually like to host the seminar.26:52 – Why you don't need to be good at sales as a coach, you need to be good at retention and consistency…32:45 – Controversial arguments in the fitness/movement industry.36:36 – Pain and discomfort is inevitable in S&C training, but is it dangerous?39:44 – Why Angus still loves the compression expansion model even though he doesn't talk about it anymore.50:07 – Why every exercise is useful EXCEPT the Palloff Press.53:18 – Our thoughts on PRI and Self-Organization & Teaching coaches the importance of relaxation.1:04:56 – About Angus' mentorship program & The power of critical thinking in the coaching profession. Watch this episode on YouTube below If you enjoyed this podcast, SHARE it with a loved one and RATE/REVIEW it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! About the Guest:Angus Bradley is an anti-dogma, principle-driven weightlifting and performance coach and mentor. He also is a co-host of the Hyperformance Podcast. Connect with David Grey Rehab:Check out our Upper Body Basics ProgramJoin our members only platform DGR INTERACTIVE Visit our websiteFollow David Grey Rehab on InstagramSubscribe to our YouTube channelCheck out all our programs Connect with Angus:Visit his website Follow him on InstagramListen to the Hyperformance Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlxtF_voti8
Thomas Swann brings together the rich tradition of anarchist self-organization with Stafford Beers Viable System Model. Future Histories International Find all English episodes of Future Histories here: https://futurehistories-international.com/ and subscribe to the Future Histories International RSS-Feed (English episodes only) Shownotes Thomas Swann at Loughborough University: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/about/people/thomas-swann/ Swann, Thomas. 2020. Anarchist Cybernetics: Control and Communication in Radical Politics. Bristol University Press.: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/anarchist-cybernetics Parker, Martin, Konstantin Stoborod, Thomas Swann. 2020. Anarchism, Organization and Management: Critical Perspectives for Students. Routledge London.: https://www.routledge.com/Anarchism-Organization-and-Management-Critical-Perspectives-for-Students/Parker-Stoborod-Swann/p/book/9781138044111 Swann, Thomas. 2018. Towards an anarchist cybernetics: Stafford Beer, self-organisation and radical social movements. Ephemera Journal: theory & politics in organization, 18(4). [PDF available]: http://www.ephemerajournal.org/contribution/towards-anarchist-cybernetics-stafford-beer-self-organisation-and-radical-social General Intellect Unit Podcast – Episode 079 - Anarchist Cybernetics, Part 1: http://generalintellectunit.net/e/079-anarchist-cybernetics-part-1/ Further Shownotes: Occupy Wallstreet Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street Indignados Movement in Spain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-austerity_movement_in_Spain Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Joseph_Proudhon Colin Ward: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Ward Stafford Beer at Monoskop: https://monoskop.org/Stafford_Beer Viable System Model (VSM): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viable_system_model The VMS Guide: https://vsmg.lrc.org.uk/screen.php?page=0cybeyes "Designing Freedom" - The 1973 CBC Massey Lectures by Stafford Beer [audio]: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-1973-cbc-massey-lectures-designing-freedom-1.2946819 "Designing Freedom" - The 1973 CBC Massey Lectures by Stafford Beer [pdf via Internet Archive]: https://archive.org/details/designingfreedom00beer/mode/2up Norbert Wiener at Monoskop: https://monoskop.org/Norbert_Wiener Wiener, Norbert. 2019. Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine. MIT Press. [PDF available]: https://monoskop.org/images/0/08/Wiener_Norbert_1948_Cybernetics.pdf Medina, Eden. 2011. Cybernetic revolutionaries: technology and politics in Allende's Chile. MIT Press.: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/cybernetic-revolutionaries Allenna Leonard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allenna_Leonard van Duijn, Roel. 1972. Message of a wise Kabouter. London: Duckworth.: https://libcom.org/article/message-wise-kabouter-roel-van-duijn Gordon Pask: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Pask Claude Shannon: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon Loomio: https://www.loomio.com/ Jitsi Meet: https://meet.jit.si/ Framapad: https://framapad.org/abc/ Further Future Histories Episodes on related topics [German] S02E07 | Simon Schaupp zu Technopolitik von unten: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e07-simon-schaupp-zu-technopolitik-von-unten/ S01E58 | Jasper Bernes on Planning and Anarchy: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e58-jasper-bernes-on-planning-and-anarchy/ [German] S01E51 | Timo Daum zur unsichtbaren Hand des Plans: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e51-timo-daum-zur-unsichtbaren-hand-des-plans/ S01E44 | Benjamin Bratton on Synthetic Catallaxies, Platforms of Platforms & Red Futurism: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e44-benjamin-bratton-on-synthetic-catallaxies-platforms-of-platforms-red-futurism-part-1-2/ [German] S01E18 | Simon Schaupp zu Kybernetik und radikaler Demokratie: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e18-simon-schaupp-zu-kybernetik-und-radikaler-demokratie/ S01E16 | Richard Barbrook on Imaginary Futures: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e16-richard-barbrook-on-imaginary-futures/ If you like Future Histories, you can help with your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/FutureHistories? Write me at office@futurehistories.today and join the discussion on Twitter (#FutureHistories): https://twitter.com/FutureHpodcast or on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FutureHistories/ or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRFz38oh9RH73-pWcME6yw www.futurehistories.today Episode Keywords: #FutureHistories, #FutureHistoriesInternational, #Podcast, #JanGroos, #Interview, #ThomasSwann, #Anarchism, #Self-Organization, #Cybernetics, #Autonomy, #CentralControlStructure, #Decentralisation, #OrganizationalCybernetics, #WorkerCoopertives, #Activism, #AnarchistCybernetics, #Platforms, #StaffordBeer, #ViableSystemModel,
Dr. Prisca Liberali is Senior Group Leader at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research and an Assistant Professor at the University of Basel. Her research aims to understand the collective properties of organoid systems and their patterns, including how these systems allow systematic perturbation by established methods for modulating gene expression. She studies self-organization, symmetry breaking, intestinal organoid development, gastruloids, and mechanosensing mechanisms.
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Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Erik was working with a team that had been started under deadline pressure to build a critical application. But that was not all! That team had gone through all kinds of transformations and failed agile adoption processes. They were overworked, and had little trust among themselves and in management. Erik himself, was thought to be a spy for management. This was not the ideal scenario for a Scrum Master/Agile Coach to be able to help the team. Listen in to learn the key lessons Erik took from this difficult assignment. Featured Book of the Week: Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them, by Hammel and Zanini Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them, by Hammel and Zanini was a book that opened Erik's eyes to the problem Agile is trying to solve in practice. Even if the book does not mention Agile, it builds a powerful case for Agile in modern organizations. How can Angela (the Agile Coach) quickly build healthy relationships with the teams she's supposed to help? What were the steps she followed to help the Breeze App team fight off the competition? Find out how Angela helped Naomi and the team go from “behind” to being ahead of Intuition Bank, by focusing on the people! Download the first 4 chapters of the BOOK for FREE while it is in Beta!
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. In the Ig Informal Lectures, some days after the ceremony, the new Ig Nobel Prize winners attempt to explain what they did, and why they did it. We released these lectures one at a time. In Podcast Episode #1094, Marc Abrahams presents the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize for Kinetics winners Hisashi Murakami, Claudio Feliciani, Yuta Nishiyama, and Katsuhiro Nishinari. They received the prize for conducting experiments to learn why pedestrians do sometimes collide with other pedestrians. REFERENCE: “Mutual Anticipation Can Contribute to Self-Organization in Human Crowds,” Hisashi Murakami, Claudio Feliciani, Yuta Nishiyama, and Katsuhiro Nishinari, Science Advances, vol. 7, no. 12, 2021, p. eabe7758. The video for this lecture—graphs, charts and all—can be found online at www.IMPROBABLE.com. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support
Elise Shapiro is an accomplished Agile Coach and corporate rebel. In this episode, she shares stories of startups that excel in self organization and agility. In an organization that does not have traditional managers, it is necessary to ensure that the functions of management are performed through other structures and processes. Elise shares her experience with creating those structures and leading companies on their journey of self-development and self-organization. We also talk about the power of coaching, performance reviews, and the most surprising experiments that worked. Resources:Brave New WorkTraining from the Back of the Room Disclaimer: : As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show
In a conversation with militant researchers Manuela Zechner and Bue Rübner Hansen, we discuss experiments in workers' self-organization that have taken shape in Europe over and against the process of neoliberalization and the resulting condition of precaritzation. Throughout the conversation, we talk about the constantly changing composition of the working class and what this technical composition entails in terms of the class's political organization and the practices and strategies it requires. We come to understand inquiry and co-research to be central to this process of organization. Where the former regards the specific practices of asking workers about their conditions and the relations that maintain them, the latter regards the broader organizational process of political experimentation to transform those relations. In this regard, our conversation homes in feminist practices developed in Spain over the past decades – particularly the “drift” and the “log-in” techniques – that women have developed to untangle the relations their labor maintains and ways to upend or disrupt these relations. This makes clear the ways in which feminist practices of consciousness raising developed in the 70s share no small similarity with practices of inquiry developed in the post-war. The question of political effect – or power – becomes central in our discussion, as it becomes revealed to be something conjunctural, situated, dependent on specific factors that are not always given but contingent – a constant hypothesis that must be tested through the fulcrum of practice or political experimentation. Something that depends once again on innovation, something that Manu points to across the unfolding wave of feminist and climate struggles the world over. In this way, we arrive at the necessity of abandoning the notion of “centrality versus marginality,” in order to turn to an ecologically interdependent and entangled conception of working-class self-organization that is fundamentally a project of inventing new modes and possibilities of care and interdependence, without capitalist relations of exploitation. Manu is a researcher, facilitator, and situated organizer working across feminism, ecology and migration related struggles. Her research deals with collective care, micropolitics, processes of organization, and subjectivity formation in social movements, currently working with Bue in a research project on translocal social movements across agroecology, climate and feminist struggles. Bue is a reseacher and theorist working on ideas and practices of social reproduction, class composition, and political ecology. He is an editor at Viewpoint Magazine. Both have been involved politically in student, migrant, feminist, municiaplist and ecological struggles, as their lives and search for work have taken them from city to city across Europe. To join a workshop on building power in pandemic times facilitated by Bue and Manu, please click here. It's based on Bue and Manu's ROAR article available here. Follow these links for more on the “log in” technique developed in Madrid (available only in Spanish), the “drift” technique by Precarias de la Deriva, or on Manu's reflections on care and organization, click here.
In today's episode, we talk about self-management and self-organization. How are those concepts related. And why are incredibly both valuable and important, even now that the Scrum Guide changed its language to emphasize "self-managing Scrum Teams" instead of "self-organizing Scrum Teams"?Coincidentally, we dedicated a chapter in our book - the Zombie Scrum Survival Guide - to self-organization and self-management. In it, we make the case that the Scrum Guide always meant "self-managing" in the first place, and how those self-managing Scrum Teams enable self-organization on a larger level (the department, the organization).In this episode, we give examples of what self-management and self-organization looks like. And more importantly, how self-managing Scrum Teams act as a crowbar to increase agility and responsiveness by driving self-organization on the level of the organization.This episode features a part of one of the chapters from our book. You can get it at your favorite bookstore, or directly from us.Support the show (https://bit.ly/supportheliberators)
Lee Taft is the founder of several training facilities across the country & does private consulting for athletic development programs.
“Self-organization is the process by which spontaneous order arises from something that is initially disorganized.”That sounds very deep, but what does it mean in practice? For such a popular topic as "self-organization", its often remarkably unclear what it means or how to make it happen. In this episode, we explore how Liberating Structures are effectively instruments for self-organization in teams and organizations. We also offer five tips that worked for us.The transcript for this episode is available here as a blogpost:https://bit.ly/3chbkAROur next 2-day Immersion Workshop takes place on November 18 & 19 (Amsterdam):http://bit.ly/2UMk6xYDonate to support our work:https://bit.ly/supportheliberatorsFollow us on Medium:https://medium.com/the-liberatorsSupport the show (https://bit.ly/supportheliberators)
The Menace of the Workers Self-Organization and Recomposition in the US, Mexico, and South Africa Today Immanuel Ness Patrick Gun Cuninghame Robert Ovetz Historical Materialism 2019 (NY): Socialism in Our Time Economics Class struggle is slowly back on the agenda around the world. In the US, wildcat teachers strikes, worker resistance to the government shutdown, strike threats, and everyday forms of resistance are widely reported but little explored. With unions in a tailspin and social movements harnessed to advocacy and electoral politics, class struggle is coming back into focus. read more
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