4 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
British-American anthropologist and cyberneticist who developed the double bind theory of schizophrenia and one of the most integrative theories of mind, ecology, and communication.
Dan Davies's 2024 application of cybernetics to explain why large institutions systematically fail to hold themselves accountable — arguing that organizations evolve accountability-absorbing mechanisms as a side effect of managing complexity.
American self-taught mathematician who co-developed the McCulloch-Pitts neuron model at age 18 — providing the theoretical foundation for artificial neural networks.
American neurophysiologist and philosopher who co-developed the first mathematical model of artificial neural networks — showing how logical operations could be implemented in networks of simplified neurons.