If, as cyberneticists suggest, the sole criterion for life is self-regulation through feedback or, in short, cybernetic selfhood, and the only needed quality for qualification as a separate species is reproductivity, then do computers not also qualify as a separate species in their own right?
intrinsi on February 24th 2007 in Information Science
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This paper reviews Paul Starr’s book The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications. Included are a biography of the author, a synopsis of the book addressing key points and intriguing highlights, personal commentary about the book, and an afterward.
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intrinsi on February 24th 2007 in Media Reviews
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the documentary film entitled Control Room. It includes a summary of the show, a brief history of the Al Jazeera news network, a discussion of themes addressed in the film, and personal observations or, as I label them, controlled ruminations.
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intrinsi on February 21st 2007 in Media Reviews
