systems theory

Emergence and Persistence of Communities in Coevolutionary Networks

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Here is some serious geekery for your Saturday entertainment. This is a fairly complex and computational model of how social communities emerge and survive over time through a process called “adaptive rewiring.” Here is a brief overview of how these coevolutionary networks might exist in different realms: In a social network, communities might indicate factions, … Read more

Søren Brier – Cyber[bio]semiotics: Through Bateson, Luhmann, & Peirce

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In this talk from University of Oregon Conference on Biosemiotics and Culture, Søren Brier, Professor of Culture and Communication Studies, Copenhagen Business School, gives a presentation on the development of cyber(bio)semiotics. You can read more of his papers on Academia.edu. What is Cybersemiotics?  What makes Cybersemiotics different than other approaches attempting to make a transdisciplinary … Read more