Modulating variability in a text or a conversation can have an interesting effect on its dynamics. A writer will never get stuck, a conversation will always be interesting, a discourse will stay ecological at its core. We propose an approach based on panarchy, embracing diversity and homogeneity at the same time, as applied to discursive practices.
In our increasingly interconnected world the notion of mind viral immunity becomes very important. It is already difficult enough to deal with the multitude of inputs coming at us from every direction. What happens when their number increases exponentially? How can we protect ourselves from everything being available at any moment of time? Network epidemiology frameworks can help. Diversity is the key.
Most of the artificial intelligence research today is based on the notion of the mind. Computational models, neural networks… Brain seems to be in the center of attention and mind seems to be the Thing. But what about the body? And what is the role it can play in the development of artificial intelligence?
Proposition for the new body/mind operating system based on variability, fluid dynamics, and the embodied understanding of a metaphor.
The effects of warfare are often compartmentalized to the kind of imagery that is merely shocking and sensational. Warfare is then (mis)understood as a kind of violent and destructive exercise only. How can we rethink our understanding of conflict / war and learn something from the dynamics that it produces?
