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| 112 - Beyond Capitalism I | 21 juil. 2026 | 01:22:20 | |
In which the show returns! Kyle is joined by James Macumber of INDEP (International Network for Democratic Economic Planning) to discuss Aaron Benenav's "Beyond Capitalism—I" essay in the New Left Review. Subsequent episodes will discuss the second and third parts of "Beyond Capitalism."
Special thanks to Todd for editing this episode.
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| 111 - Exit Code 0 | 01 avr. 2024 | 01:03:52 | |
In which the show ends, and Kyle & June reflect on the project. Thank you all. Links: | |||
| 110 - Aesthetics of Democratic Economic Planning | 08 mars 2024 | 02:08:07 | |
In which Kyle interviews Eric Meier on his recent exhibition "Art, Design, Aesthetics of Democratic Economic Planning". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| 109 - Computer Power and Human Reason, Part 6 | 09 févr. 2024 | 01:26:29 | |
In which we are joined by Ezri of Swampside Chats, to continue our discussion of "Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgement to Calculation" by Joseph Weizenbaum. In this episode we cover the third an fourth chapters of the book. Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculation (1976) by Joseph Weizenbaum displays the author's ambivalence towards computer technology and lays out the case that while artificial intelligence may be possible, we should never allow computers to make important decisions because computers will always lack human qualities such as compassion and wisdom. Weizenbaum makes the crucial distinction between deciding and choosing. Deciding is a computational activity, something that can ultimately be programmed. It is the capacity to choose that ultimately makes one a human being. Choice, however, is the product of judgment, not calculation. Comprehensive human judgment is able to include non-mathematical factors such as emotions. Judgment can compare apples and oranges, and can do so without quantifying each fruit type and then reductively quantifying each to factors necessary for mathematical comparison. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 108 - Computer Power and Human Reason, Part 5 | 25 janv. 2024 | 00:58:47 | |
In which we are joined by Ezri of Swampside Chats, to continue our discussion of "Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgement to Calculation" by Joseph Weizenbaum. In this episode we cover the second chapter of the book. Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculation (1976) by Joseph Weizenbaum displays the author's ambivalence towards computer technology and lays out the case that while artificial intelligence may be possible, we should never allow computers to make important decisions because computers will always lack human qualities such as compassion and wisdom. Weizenbaum makes the crucial distinction between deciding and choosing. Deciding is a computational activity, something that can ultimately be programmed. It is the capacity to choose that ultimately makes one a human being. Choice, however, is the product of judgment, not calculation. Comprehensive human judgment is able to include non-mathematical factors such as emotions. Judgment can compare apples and oranges, and can do so without quantifying each fruit type and then reductively quantifying each to factors necessary for mathematical comparison. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| 107 - Computer Power and Human Reason, Part 4 | 21 déc. 2023 | 01:22:40 | |
In which we are joined by Ezri of Swampside Chats, to continue our discussion of "Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgement to Calculation" by Joseph Weizenbaum. In this episode we cover the first chapter of the book. Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculation (1976) by Joseph Weizenbaum displays the author's ambivalence towards computer technology and lays out the case that while artificial intelligence may be possible, we should never allow computers to make important decisions because computers will always lack human qualities such as compassion and wisdom. Weizenbaum makes the crucial distinction between deciding and choosing. Deciding is a computational activity, something that can ultimately be programmed. It is the capacity to choose that ultimately makes one a human being. Choice, however, is the product of judgment, not calculation. Comprehensive human judgment is able to include non-mathematical factors such as emotions. Judgment can compare apples and oranges, and can do so without quantifying each fruit type and then reductively quantifying each to factors necessary for mathematical comparison. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| 106 - Computer Power and Human Reason, Part 3 | 06 déc. 2023 | 01:15:37 | |
In which we are joined by Ezri of Swampside Chats, to continue our discussion of "Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgement to Calculation" by Joseph Weizenbaum. In this episode we cover the prefaces, introduction, and chapter one. Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculation (1976) by Joseph Weizenbaum displays the author's ambivalence towards computer technology and lays out the case that while artificial intelligence may be possible, we should never allow computers to make important decisions because computers will always lack human qualities such as compassion and wisdom. Weizenbaum makes the crucial distinction between deciding and choosing. Deciding is a computational activity, something that can ultimately be programmed. It is the capacity to choose that ultimately makes one a human being. Choice, however, is the product of judgment, not calculation. Comprehensive human judgment is able to include non-mathematical factors such as emotions. Judgment can compare apples and oranges, and can do so without quantifying each fruit type and then reductively quantifying each to factors necessary for mathematical comparison. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| 105 - Computer Power and Human Reason, Part 2 | 22 nov. 2023 | 01:23:30 | |
In which we are joined by Ezri of Swampside Chats, to continue our discussion of "Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgement to Calculation" by Joseph Weizenbaum. Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculation (1976) by Joseph Weizenbaum displays the author's ambivalence towards computer technology and lays out the case that while artificial intelligence may be possible, we should never allow computers to make important decisions because computers will always lack human qualities such as compassion and wisdom. Weizenbaum makes the crucial distinction between deciding and choosing. Deciding is a computational activity, something that can ultimately be programmed. It is the capacity to choose that ultimately makes one a human being. Choice, however, is the product of judgment, not calculation. Comprehensive human judgment is able to include non-mathematical factors such as emotions. Judgment can compare apples and oranges, and can do so without quantifying each fruit type and then reductively quantifying each to factors necessary for mathematical comparison. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| 104 - Computer Power and Human Reason, Part 1 | 09 nov. 2023 | 01:15:48 | |
In which we are joined by Ezri of Swampside Chats, to begin a series on "Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgement to Calculation" by Joseph Weizenbaum. Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculation (1976) by Joseph Weizenbaum displays the author's ambivalence towards computer technology and lays out the case that while artificial intelligence may be possible, we should never allow computers to make important decisions because computers will always lack human qualities such as compassion and wisdom. Weizenbaum makes the crucial distinction between deciding and choosing. Deciding is a computational activity, something that can ultimately be programmed. It is the capacity to choose that ultimately makes one a human being. Choice, however, is the product of judgment, not calculation. Comprehensive human judgment is able to include non-mathematical factors such as emotions. Judgment can compare apples and oranges, and can do so without quantifying each fruit type and then reductively quantifying each to factors necessary for mathematical comparison. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| 103 - Entangled Life, Part 3 | 28 sept. 2023 | 01:58:26 | |
In which we finish our reading of "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake. The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature's processes. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world, and reveals how these extraordinary organisms transform our understanding of our planet and life itself. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 102 - Entangled Life, Part 2 | 07 sept. 2023 | 01:59:01 | |
In which we continue our reading of "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake. The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature's processes. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world, and reveals how these extraordinary organisms transform our understanding of our planet and life itself. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 101 - Entangled Life, Part 1 | 03 juil. 2023 | 01:44:54 | |
In which we read "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake. The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature's processes. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world, and reveals how these extraordinary organisms transform our understanding of our planet and life itself. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 100 - Tree Stories | 24 mai 2023 | 01:37:20 | |
In which we read "Tree Stories" by Stefano Mancuso. We'd like to thank everyone who has supported us through our first one hundred episodes, and we look forward to the next hundred. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 099 - Neither Vertical nor Horizontal, Part 4 | 03 mai 2023 | 01:38:46 | |
In which we finish our reading of "Neither Vertical nor Horizontal", by Rodrigo Nunes. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 098 - Neither Vertical nor Horizontal, Part 3 | 26 avr. 2023 | 01:33:33 | |
In which we continue our reading of "Neither Vertical nor Horizontal", by Rodrigo Nunes. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 097 - Neither Vertical nor Horizontal, Part 2 | 18 mars 2023 | 01:31:58 | |
In which we continue our reading of "Neither Vertical nor Horizontal", by Rodrigo Nunes. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 096 - Neither Vertical nor Horizontal, Part 1 | 04 mars 2023 | 01:31:35 | |
In which we read "Neither Vertical nor Horizontal", by Rodrigo Nunes. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 095 - The Ministry for the Future | 23 janv. 2023 | 01:43:47 | |
In which we read "The Ministry for the Future", a novel by Kim Stanley Robinson. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 094 - The Peripheral | 12 déc. 2022 | 01:44:10 | |
In which we read "The Peripheral", a novel by William Gibson If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 093 - Internet for the People, Part 2 | 08 nov. 2022 | 01:25:13 | |
In which we conclude our reading of "Internet for the People", by Ben Tarnoff. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 092 - Internet for the People, Part 1 | 26 oct. 2022 | 01:10:44 | |
In which we read "Internet for the People", by Ben Tarnoff. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 091 - Agile and the Long Crisis of Software | 12 sept. 2022 | 01:35:23 | |
In which we read "Agile and the Long Crisis of Software", by Miriam Posner. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B45 - Brain of the Firm, Finale | 18 juil. 2022 | 01:15:05 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to wrap up our discussion of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B44 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 20, Part 8 | 18 juil. 2022 | 01:05:39 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to finish "Prospectus", the 20th and final chapter of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B43 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 20, Part 7 | 27 juin 2022 | 01:16:00 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to discuss "Prospectus", the 20th and final chapter of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 090 - Simulating Socialist Planning | 21 juin 2022 | 01:52:59 | |
In which we are joined by Francis Tseng and Son La Pham, the creators of Half Earth Socialism, a game about socialist planning. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| B42 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 20, Part 6 | 13 juin 2022 | 01:14:19 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to discuss "Prospectus", the 20th and final chapter of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 089 - Designs for the Pluriverse, Part 3 | 05 juin 2022 | 01:36:20 | |
In which we conclude our reading of "Designs for the Pluriverse", by Arturo Escobar. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 088 - Designs for the Pluriverse, Part 2 | 20 mai 2022 | 01:34:07 | |
In which we read "Designs for the Pluriverse", by Arturo Escobar. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| B41 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 20, Part 5 | 18 mai 2022 | 01:27:23 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to discuss "Prospectus", the 20th and final chapter of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 087 - Designs for the Pluriverse, Part 1 | 22 avr. 2022 | 01:53:39 | |
In which we read "Designs for the Pluriverse", by Arturo Escobar. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| B40 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 20, Part 4 | 10 avr. 2022 | 01:14:08 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to discuss "Prospectus", the 20th and final chapter of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B39 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 20, Part 3 | 21 mars 2022 | 01:13:33 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to discuss "Prospectus", the 20th and final chapter of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 086 - Vital Cells, Part 2 | 17 mars 2022 | 01:27:14 | |
In which we conclude our discussion of "Vital Cells", by Kevin Suemnicht. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| 085 - Vital Cells, Part 1 | 25 févr. 2022 | 01:19:47 | |
In which we read "Vital Cells", by Kevin Suemnicht. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links:
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| B38 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 20, Part 2 | 13 févr. 2022 | 01:17:02 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to discuss "Prospectus", the 20th and final chapter of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B37 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 20, Part 1 | 07 févr. 2022 | 01:14:42 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to discuss "Prospectus", the 20th and final chapter of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B36 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 19, Part 3 | 30 janv. 2022 | 00:53:48 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to conclude our discussion of chapter 19 of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm", "The End of the Beginning". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 084 - John Boyd, Part 3: Winning and Losing | 13 janv. 2022 | 02:07:31 | |
In which we are joined by C. Derick Varn to conclude our reading of chapter six of Frans Osinga's book "Science, Strategy, and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B35 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 19, Part 2 | 06 janv. 2022 | 01:03:07 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to discuss chapter 19 of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm", "The End of the Beginning". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B34 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 19, Part 1 | 27 déc. 2021 | 01:28:32 | |
In which the GIU comes together to discuss chapter 19 of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm", "The End of the Beginning". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B33 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 18, Part 2 | 16 déc. 2021 | 01:20:51 | |
In which the GIU community finishes their discussion of chapter 18 of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm", "The October Watershed". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B32 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 18, Part 1 | 03 déc. 2021 | 01:34:32 | |
In which the GIU community comes together to discuss chapter 18 of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm", "The October Watershed". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 083 - John Boyd, Part 2: Patterns of Conflict | 16 nov. 2021 | 01:52:55 | |
In which we are joined by C. Derick Varn to continue our reading of chapter six of Frans Osinga's book "Science, Strategy, and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B31 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 17, Part 5 | 01 nov. 2021 | 00:43:24 | |
In which the GIU community concludes their discussion of chapter 17 of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 082 - John Boyd, Part 1: Destruction and Creation | 23 oct. 2021 | 02:11:40 | |
In which we are joined by C. Derick Varn to read chapter six of Frans Osinga's book "Science, Strategy, and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 081 - Anarchist Cybernetics, Part 3 | 29 sept. 2021 | 01:25:04 | |
In which we conclude our discussion of Anarchist Cybernetics, by Thomas Swann. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B30 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 17, Part 4 | 20 sept. 2021 | 01:18:07 | |
In which the GIU community continues their discussion of chapter 17 of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| 080 - Anarchist Cybernetics, Part 2 | 14 sept. 2021 | 01:24:47 | |
In which we continue our discussion of Anarchist Cybernetics, by Thomas Swann. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||
| B29 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 17, Part 3 | 06 sept. 2021 | 01:12:26 | |
In which the GIU community continues their discussion of chapter 17 of Stafford Beer's "Brain of the Firm". If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon. Links: | |||