quotes about Cybernetics
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According to the science of cybernetics, which deals with the topic of control in every kind of system (mechanical, electronic, biological, human, economic, and so on), there is a natural law that governs the capacity of a control system to work. It says that the control must be capable of generating as much "variety" as the situation to be controlled.
-- Anthony Stafford BeerSource : "Management Science" by Anthony Stafford Beer, (p. 37), 1968.
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If cybernetics is the science of control, management is the profession of control
-- Anthony Stafford BeerSource : "Applied cybernetics: its relevance in operations research" by A. Ghosal, (p. 2), 1978.
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Use the word 'cybernetics', Norbert, because nobody knows what it means. This will always put you at an advantage in arguments.
-- Claude Shannon -
The cybernetics phase of cognitive science produced an amazing array of concrete results, in addition to its long-term (often underground) influence
-- Francisco VarelaSource : Eleanor Rosch, Evan Thompson, Francisco J. Varela (1992). “The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience”, p.38, MIT Press
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Something of the previous state, however, survives every change. This is called in the language of cybernetics (which took it form the language of machines) feedback, the advantages of learning from experience and of having developed reflexes.
-- Guy DavenportSource : Guy Davenport (1997). “The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays”, p.93, David R. Godine Publisher
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First-order cybernetics is the science of observed systems; Second-order cybernetics is the science of observing systems.
-- Heinz von Foerster
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Source : "Content and Clout: A Chat with Colleen Jones". Interview with Kristina Mausser, www.uxmatters.com. February 21, 2011.
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“I must reclaim my good life and I must return to my good works.”
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“Life is full of many minor annoyances, and few matters of real consequence.”