General Intellect Unit

In which we read "The Necessity of Extended Autopoiesis" by Nathaniel Virgo. (Our reading of) this text treks through cybernetics, gaia theory, deleuzian metaphysics and biology, converging on an understanding of the relation between bodies and processes.

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• The Necessity of Extended Autopoiesis, by Nathaniel Virgo

In which we discuss the Viable System Model, by Stafford Beer. We read "The VSM Guide" by Jon Walker, and "The Viable System Model as a Framework for Understanding Organizations" by Raul Espejo and Antonia Gill.

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• A diagram of the VSM (on wikipedia)

In which we continue reading "The People's Republic of Walmart" by Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski.

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• The People's Republic of Walmart at Verso Books

In which we read "The People's Republic of Walmart" by Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski.

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• The People's Republic of Walmart at Verso Books

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In which we are joined by Tina Sikka to discuss her new book "Climate Technology, Gender, and Justice: The Standpoint of the Vulnerable".

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• Climate Technology, Gender, and Justice: The Standpoint of the Vulnerable

In which we are joined by Bob Neubauer to discuss Nick Srnicek's 2016 book "Platform Capitalism"

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• Platform Capitalism on politybooks.com

In which we talk about our first thirty-something episodes, and take time to tie some threads together. No, this isn't a clip-show.

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We are joining forces with our friends at Swampside Chats, and From Alpha To Omega, to form the Emancipation Network, a Marxist podcast network and research collective.

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In which we (struggle to) read a math paper, The Inherent Instability of Disordered Systems, by Taeer Bar-Yam, Owen Lynch, and Yaneer Bar-Yam.

This paper introduces us to the Multi-scale Law of Requisite Variety, and the importance of organisation at multiple scales. The paper also furnishes a proof that disordered systems will inevitably become ordered by forces in their environment.

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• The Inherent Instability of Disordered Systems, on arxiv.org