Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of Cybernetics
This paper offers some insights and clarifications of the paramount role that Mexico has had in the forging of firstorder cybernetics. Our account starts with Arturo Rosenblueth as a key intellectual figure in the foundation and formation of the field. After revisiting a historical context of people...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
| Repositorio: | O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/152914 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10609/152914 http://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01337-3 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | cybernetics Mexico intellectual networks Wiener Rosenblueth Freymann media archaeology |
| Sumario: | This paper offers some insights and clarifications of the paramount role that Mexico has had in the forging of firstorder cybernetics. Our account starts with Arturo Rosenblueth as a key intellectual figure in the foundation and formation of the field. After revisiting a historical context of people and places, we proceed to a cultural and media archeological investigation that helps us obtain new insights into the ongoing effort to intertwine the complex intellectual networks across different countries in Latin America, North America, and Europe. We then present cases and first-hand interviews to discuss the legacy of cybernetics in Mexico around institutions where Rosenblueth was affiliated, mainly the Institute of Cardiology and, later on, the CINVESTAV at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional. We claim that subjective affinities are as important as common scientific goals in order to establish and keep connections alive, necessary to the development of a research field. As the active compound in spicy peppers, capsaicin represents a local component to the definition of cybernetics. Ultimately, the paper aims to contribute to the research on the importance of cybernetics in Latin America. |
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