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269. The Mythology of Cybersyn (ft. Evgeny Morozov)

This Machine Kills

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Stafford Beer's Legacy in Operational Research

Stafford Beer was a systems analyst at Ford during the 60s and 70s. He became involved with Project Cyber sin in Chile as part of his research into cybernetics. The project is based on an idea that operational research can be used to understand war, says Paul Callan. It's not just about 'cybernetics' but how it relates to other fields such as finance or business like aerospace which has been around for decades.

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