@voeliz re Norbert Wiener: http://nautil.us/issue/21/information/the-man-who-tried-to-redeem-the-world-with-logic … https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/books/review/dark-hero-of-the-information-age-the-original-computer-geek.html … http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=0599E5D2BD81AB42DDF5FB1196850342 … https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/ex-prodigy-my-childhood-and-youth-by-norbert-wiener/ … https://www.gwern.net/docs/math/1956-wiener-iamamathematician.djvu … https://www.gwern.net/docs/math/1953-wiener-exprodigymychildhoodyouth.djvu … http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/05/26/the-atomic-bomb-considered-as-hungarian-high-school-science-fair-project/ … http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/05/30/hungarian-education-iii-mastering-the-core-teachings-of-the-budapestians/ …http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/07/31/book-review-raise-a-genius/ …
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Thank you! I haven't read this yet but am now very curious if this explanation re "the real reason cybernetics died" is included: https://monoskop.org/images/2/26/Heims_Steve_Joshua_The_Cybernetics_Group_1991.pdf …
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No idea. I think it must have had some substantial impact, but cybernetics was always awkwardly interdisciplinary and in danger of splitting back into specialties without constant integration from its leader. Similar thing happened to decision theory.
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