Cyborg Anthropology
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Superfluous research Share 4:12pm Wednesday, May 7 Can anybody help me? I'm looking for resources for cybernetics and creativity. Preferably in conjunction, but separately would also be helpful. Just for fun, a combination of my fetishes, as it were. Grazie. 6 comments Report Note
Bill Hutchison (New Mexico) wrote at 4:25pm yesterday I have a whole binder full of papers written by Rodney Brooks, one of the finest AI researchers in the world. And his book. He's in Errol Morris' _Fast, Cheap & Out of Control_. And another one called _Creation_ by Steve Grand, which you can Google. If any of that seems helpful, let me know. And if anything else pops into my brain later, I'll tell you. But do publicize what other info you find! And where the hell are my kiss-ass composer pins?
Carl Laukkanen (Portland, OR) wrote at 4:36pm yesterday Interestingly enough, the topic of of cybernetics was discussed briefly in my house a few weeks ago. One roommate to another recommended the book "When Music Resists Meaning" by Herbert Brün, to which there is a chapter designated to "Cybernetics". Check it.
Bill Hutchison (New Mexico) wrote at 4:45pm yesterday _Mind Children_ by Hans Moravec; also quite good.
Stephen McCormick (Colorado) wrote at 5:06pm yesterday Cybernetics is an extremely broad topic, as is creativity. it's tough to tell you anything specifically nifty but I'll first direct you to this URL: http://xkcd.com/350/
Next I'll direct you to this URL: www.ted.com Peruse the talks related to technology art and design. A lot of those people have some pretty interesting things to say.
Amber Case wrote at 5:25pm yesterday It's nice to hear that you're interested in cybernetics. As a cyborg anthropologists and artist, I love learning about the future of technology.
The course book for my studies in Cyborg Anthropology was an excellent read: "The Cyborg Handbook" by Chis Gray. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_n10_v34/ai_18533891 Includes Cyborg Anthropology founder Donna Haraway's essays as well as a bunch of others. Truly one of the best and most interesting books out there on the subject of cybernetics.
Also, the book Digital Ground is an architect's view of this new digital economy. MIT Press. This book was recommended to me by a former Microsoft worker who now works at a new media/digital ThinkTank in Seattle, WA.
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?tid=10083&ttype=2 Delete
Alysha Shaw (Santa Fe) wrote at 11:34pm yesterday go and talk to Christina Cogdell. We just covered this stuff in her Art Since 1945 class, and I'm pretty sure she has a lot of resources she might let you borrow...
Hypertextual Consciousness: Link http://www.grammatron.com/htc1.0/
