Dinner and discussion: "Cybernetic Systems Theory"

"Cybernetic Systems Theory"

In this discussion we will be exploring Cybernetics, a word that originates from the ancient Greek but became popular as a science,
"The term cybernetics comes from the ancient Greek word kybernetikos (“good at steering”), referring to the art of the helmsman. In the first half of the 19th century, the French physicist André-Marie Ampère, in his classification of the sciences, suggested that the still nonexistent science of the control of governments be called cybernetics. The term was soon forgotten, however, and it was not used again until the American mathematician Norbert Wiener published his book Cybernetics in 1948. In that book Wiener made reference to an 1868 article by the British physicist James Clerk Maxwell on governors and pointed out that the term governor is derived, via Latin, from the same Greek word that gives rise to cybernetics. The date of Wiener’s publication is generally accepted as marking the birth of cybernetics as an independent science."
https://www.britannica.com/science/cybernetics

"Cybernetics is the transdisciplinary study of circular processes such as feedback systems where outputs are also inputs. It is concerned with general principles that are relevant across multiple contexts,[1] including in ecological, technological, biological, cognitive and social systems and also in practical activities such as designing,[2] learning, and managing." Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics

In this discussion we will be exploring the theory and principles of Cybernetics, how Cybernetics can help us understand the complex systems that influence or govern our lives both on an individual level and also a societal level, and explore if this science can help us navigate and influence these systems in a meaningful way to help us move forward as individuals and a race.

I look forward to seeing you and sharing your wisdom as we explore this interesting subject.

Steve :)

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