Gaian Systems
What does it mean to think like a living planet?

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Sep
19

Cybernetic Countercultures Intensive update

Bruno's quick update on this Gaian Systems project: I've been "spelunking" the archives of
3 min read
Jul
26
Cybernetic Countercultures Intensive

Cybernetic Countercultures Intensive

A 12-week online course led by Gaian Systems, and co-produced by Gray Area, the Cybernetic Countercultures Intensive takes an alternative ecological route through the larger history of cybernetics.
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Jul
26
Cybernetics for the 21st Century, Part II: Cybernetics to Come

Cybernetics for the 21st Century, Part II: Cybernetics to Come

Bruce Clarke —from Hanart Forum's mission statement for the series, followed by the link to my presentation: We
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Apr
22
Gaia Beyond the Phoenix Complex

Gaia Beyond the Phoenix Complex

A fundamental premise of Gaia theory is that in any given era, Gaia operates as a systemic summation of the current biota. As the biota evolve, as some species lapse and others transform, so too, Gaia evolves.
6 min read
Nov
22
Mind and Life on a Breathing Planet

Mind and Life on a Breathing Planet

by David Abram — From Mind and Life Europe's Mind Matters Series 2023 on “Caring for Life”: The Gaia
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Nov
11
An Evening With: Donna Haraway, Bruno Clarke, and Rosi Braidotti

An Evening With: Donna Haraway, Bruno Clarke, and Rosi Braidotti

An Evening With: Donna Haraway, Bruno Clarke and Rosi BraidottiJoin us for a special evening in honour of evolutionary theorist
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Oct
23
Synthesized image of aquatic symbiotic beings

A Symbiotic View of Life: We have never been individuals

by Scott F. Gilbert, Jan Sapp, and Alfred I. Tauber. The classic essay from 2012: “Associates in a symbiotic relationship are under the social control of the whole, the holobiont."
41 min read
Aug
27
The Bioeconomy Transition

The Bioeconomy Transition

by Wolfgang Onyeali, Michael P. Schlaile, and Bastian Winkler A condensed version of the authors' open-access article Navigating the
16 min read
Aug
18
On Gaian Systems

On Gaian Systems

An Interview with Bruce Clarke
34 min read
Aug
18
Gaian AI

Gaian AI

6 min read