Dr Stephen Harwood

It is time for the world to move on without the United States The US no longer wants to be the guarantor of the world order. It's time the rest of us take this responsibility.

The Fall & Demise of USA
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Conversational Confluences – American Society for Cybernetics Conference 2026

Call for Participation | ASC 2026
Ouro Preto, Brazil | August 3–7, 2026

The American Society for Cybernetics is pleased to announce that the Call for Participation is now open for ASC 2026 Conference: Conversational Confluences,
More information on the conference:
events.asc-cybernetics.org/2026/

We are pleased to inform that we are extending the abstract submission deadline for ASC Brasil 2026: Conversational Confluences to March 16!

Ouro Preto, Brazil | August 3–7
events.asc-cybernetics.org/2026/call-fo...
* Contributors who do not require feedback for funding may submit until April 27.

This year, we are celebrating 100 years of the life and work of Stafford Beer. At the 2026 ASC conference, Conversational Confluences, we have a special track that invites participants to reflect on his work.

More on this and other tracks on events.asc-cybernetics.org/2026/confere...

Join us in weaving Indigenous relationality, quantum thinking, and AI reflexivity into a living dialogue

Track 5: Entangled Confluences — Designing Relational Futures through Indigenous Wisdom, Quantum Theory, and AI Reflexivity
Organized by R. Eva King and Frederick Steier

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100 YEARS
Celebration of Stafford Beer
Conference, #Manchester
September 17-19, 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS
#Cybernetics #SystemsThinking #Metaphorum #VSM #complexity #ASC
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@asc-cybernetics.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @antlerboy.com

Blood tech: UK’s use of Israeli spyware that helps underpin a genocide Despite its public objections to Israel's actions, the UK is buying spyware developed and tested on Palestinians.

Is there a problem?
Should people be concerned?
#Public #safety or #control?
#Ethical #procurement?
aje.news/cw7elr via @ajenglish.bsky.social
#DigitalInnovation #DigitalTransformation #EmergingTech #EmergingTrends #tech #Ethics #surveillance #HumanRights #Privacy#Tech #CyberSecurity

Blood tech: UK’s use of Israeli spyware that helps underpin a genocide Despite its public objections to Israel's actions, the UK is buying spyware developed and tested on Palestinians.

Is there a problem?
Should people be concerned?
#Public #safety or #control?
#Ethical #procurement?
aje.news/cw7elr via @ajenglish.bsky.social
#DigitalInnovation #DigitalTransformation #EmergingTech #EmergingTrends #tech #Ethics #surveillance #HumanRights #Privacy#Tech #CyberSecurity

100 YEARS
Celebration of Stafford Beer
Conference, #Manchester
September 17-19, 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS
#Cybernetics #SystemsThinking #Metaphorum #VSM #complexity #ASC
conference2026.metaphorum.org/about/
@asc-cybernetics.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @antlerboy.com

With Andrew’s fall, the royal family’s magic spell over t... This week’s arrest of the former prince is a sign that the British monarchy’s game of thrones is at an end

With Andrew’s fall, the royal family’s magic spell over the public has been broken.

This week’s arrest of the former prince is a sign that the British monarchy’s game of thrones is at an end, writes Tanya Gold.

https://bit.ly/40nVHTI

Commission finds that Apple Ads and Apple Maps should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act The Commission has found that Apple’s online advertising service Apple Ads and Apple’s online intermediation service Apple Maps should not be designated under the DMA.

Commission finds that Apple Ads & Apple Maps should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/commission-f...
#DigitalEU #DMA #Innovation #Tech
@digitaleurope.bsky.social @elaniaz.bsky.social @arturhabant.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @akwyz.com

Abstract Innovation is often assumed to be the work of a talented few, whose products are passed on to the masses. Here, we argue that innovations are instead an emergent property of our species' cultural learning abilities, applied within our societies and social networks. Our societies and social networks act as collective brains. We outline how many human brains, which evolved primarily for the acquisition of culture, together beget a collective brain. Within these collective brains, the three main sources of innovation are serendipity, recombination and incremental improvement. We argue that rates of innovation are heavily influenced by (i) sociality, (ii) transmission fidelity, and (iii) cultural variance. We discuss some of the forces that affect these factors. These factors can also shape each other. For example, we provide preliminary evidence that transmission efficiency is affected by sociality-languages with more speakers are more efficient. We argue that collective brains can make each of their constituent cultural brains more innovative. This perspective sheds light on traits, such as IQ, that have been implicated in innovation. A collective brain perspective can help us understand otherwise puzzling findings in the IQ literature, including group differences, heritability differences and the dramatic increase in IQ test scores over time.

Welcome to Bluesky, the latest operating system for Collective Intelligence on planet Earth.

As short thread on a paper from the Royal Society in the context of innovation, which explains how you fit in.

(For those who participated in the prototype phase, Twitter/X can now be deleted.)

From Victims to Survivors: Mimie’s Mission to Empower Women in Eastern Congo In the heart of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, resilience takes many forms. For some women, it’s found in the grit of their hands as they pack charcoal into plastic tubs under the blis…

Read about the amazing work of Mimie, who helps #empower women affected by #conflict in East #DRC
congoayuk.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/f...
#Congo #CAYP #Goma
@enilev.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @pierrepinna.bsky.social

25th Jan is a special date
Wishing everyone a great day as we celebrate memory of the great #Bard #RobertBurns & Toast the #Haggis with words
Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great Chieftain...
scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/address...
#poetry #burns #RabbieBurns #Scotland
@enilev.bsky.social

25th Jan is a special date
Wishing everyone a great day as we celebrate memory of the great #Bard #RobertBurns & Toast the #Haggis with words
Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great Chieftain...
scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/address...
#poetry #burns #RabbieBurns #Scotland
@enilev.bsky.social

The 2026 #Edelman Trust Barometer reveals a world retreating towards #insularity
It is no longer 'business as usual' as nationalism prevails & #geopolitics destabilises
Businesses need to shift from merely extracting value to giving back to communities
edelman.com/trust/2026/t...
@enilev.bsky.social

We are at an important crossroads from seeking consensus to actively rebuilding trust across disagreements — respect to disagree. Thank you Stephen @drsharwood.bsky.social

The 2026 #Edelman Trust Barometer reveals a world retreating towards #insularity
It is no longer 'business as usual' as nationalism prevails & #geopolitics destabilises
Businesses need to shift from merely extracting value to giving back to communities
edelman.com/trust/2026/t...
@enilev.bsky.social

A hooded garment with long sleeves, made of strips of material stitched in horizontal rows with decorative embroidery around the hem and cuffs.

Dating from around 1865, this hooded parka from the Aleutian Islands in southern Alaska is made from seal intestines, a naturally waterproof & windproof material. Both robust & decorative, these seal gut parkas would have been used daily to keep warm & dry in this harsh environment.

bit.ly/4oRZuCC

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Woman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes The BBC has seen several examples of it undressing women and putting them in sexual situations without their consent.

Is #EmergingTech #neutral?
Do #tech providers have #moral duty about use of their #technology?
Where is #accountability?
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Innovation #AI #ML #VR #DigitalTransformation #HumanRights #privacy #responsibility
@enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social

Woman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes The BBC has seen several examples of it undressing women and putting them in sexual situations without their consent.

Is #EmergingTech #neutral?
Do #tech providers have #moral duty about use of their #technology?
Where is #accountability?
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Innovation #AI #ML #VR #DigitalTransformation #HumanRights #privacy #responsibility
@enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social

“As November comes to an end we light a candle for every soul we lost, for those who won’t be with us in the coming year.”

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.

#Sudanese #refugee support in Cairo and Ethiopia

Aim
Help us raise crucial funds to provide life-saving food, shelter, and blankets to Sudanese families seeking #refuge in Cairo and Ethiopia.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sudanese-r...

@enilev.bsky.social @glengilmore.bsky.social @rogercre.bsky.social

#Sudanese #refugee support in Cairo and Ethiopia

Aim
Help us raise crucial funds to provide life-saving food, shelter, and blankets to Sudanese families seeking #refuge in Cairo and Ethiopia.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sudanese-r...

@enilev.bsky.social @glengilmore.bsky.social @rogercre.bsky.social

When birds sing, they feel safe. And when we listen to them, we feel safe too. A quiet but powerful echo between humans and nature. Perhaps their song reminds us that the world is just good enough to pause for a moment. And breathe.