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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Authors: Burbano Valdes, Andres, Reyes García, Everardo
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10609/152914
http://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01337-3
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Keyword:cybernetics
Mexico
intellectual networks
Wiener
Rosenblueth
Freymann
media archaeology
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spelling Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of CyberneticsBurbano Valdes, AndresReyes García, EverardocyberneticsMexicointellectual networksWienerRosenbluethFreymannmedia archaeologyThis 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.Springer Nature202520252022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10609/152914http://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01337-3reponame:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOCinstname:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)InglésAI & Society, 2022, 37© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2022all-rights-reservedinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/1529142026-05-28T12:42:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of Cybernetics
title Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of Cybernetics
spellingShingle Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of Cybernetics
Burbano Valdes, Andres
cybernetics
Mexico
intellectual networks
Wiener
Rosenblueth
Freymann
media archaeology
title_short Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of Cybernetics
title_full Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of Cybernetics
title_fullStr Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of Cybernetics
title_full_unstemmed Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of Cybernetics
title_sort Capsaicin and Cybernetics: Mexican Intellectual Networks in the Foundation of Cybernetics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Burbano Valdes, Andres
Reyes García, Everardo
author Burbano Valdes, Andres
author_facet Burbano Valdes, Andres
Reyes García, Everardo
author_role author
author2 Reyes García, Everardo
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv cybernetics
Mexico
intellectual networks
Wiener
Rosenblueth
Freymann
media archaeology
topic cybernetics
Mexico
intellectual networks
Wiener
Rosenblueth
Freymann
media archaeology
description 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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