A new article has been published in Enacting Cybernetics: Composing Systems for Advancing Advancing, by Bill Seaman, developed from the Ranulph Glanville Memorial Lecture given at the International Society for Systems Sciences conference, 7–11 Jul 2022. doi.org/10.58695/ec.7

Humberto Maturana made significant contributions to various fields during his 92-year life and he was born on September 14, 1928. We will be commemorating him on the same day next week Saturday, September 14th, with two talks - one in English and one in Turkish! 👇

If it were iPhones that were leaving the factory with explosives inside, the media would be a hell of a lot faster to cotton on to what a horrific precedent has been set today. Nothing can justify this. It's a crime. A crime. And everyone in the world is less safe for it.

It is almost time for RSD13 - the Systemic Design Conference. Don't miss it. October 13 is a Cybernetics Day, but there are many other great days, too. Online tickets are very affordable. #cybernetics #NewMacy #conversation rsdsymposium.org/rsdx-2024-even…

Until October 22, you can choose how much you want to pay for an RSDX ticket. Click "Get tickets" here eventbrite.ca/e/rsd13-oslo-o… and scroll down to the end to RSDX-PWYC. #art #publicart #systemicdesign

Delighted to report that Fatemeh Taherysayah passed the viva for her @LivUniArch PhD (subject to minor revisions). Her thesis explores strategies for integrating user experiences into the architectural design process with a focus on neuroscience methods. scholar.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/activities/…

Our #AHRA2025 Call for Sessions is now out: by 17Feb2025! (Call for Papers follows in April.) Generously supported by the The British Academy, we have a sterling line-up of keynotes! virtual-lsa.uk/ahra2025/ @LivUniArch School of the Arts Humanities & Social Sciences @ Uni of Liverpool Architectural Humanities Research Association SAHANZ Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) SAHGB

Issue 22.2 is on the way! The issue 'Into/Across the Sea' explores critical art practices that integrate ocean, waves, currents, tides, coasts, depths, sea objects/vessels as vital agents of the artwork. Preview: ta.pubpub.org/pub/22-2-sea #art #sea #media #technicity

Technoetic Arts welcomes contributions between 5,000–7,500 words that focus upon the juncture between art, technology and the mind. Submissions for issue 2 of 2025 can be made until 15 February 2025. #art #technoetic #artscience #criticalai #ai #design ta.pubpub.org/pub/2025-call

Happy to report that the Sea Issue has been published!

Join us for Synthetic Sentience in Perth, Australia, 16-18 July 2025 – the 5th Politics of the Machines conference. The abstracts for all seven tracks are due on March 15. pomconference.org/pom-perth-2025/ #artscience #art #systemicdesign #indigenouslogics #quantumphysics #cybernetics

The deadline has been extended. Abstracts are now due on March 29.