January 18th, 2021
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Stigmergy: on autonomous coordination
The concept of stigmergy has been used to analyze self-organizing activities in a wide range of domains, from social insects to open source projects. It was introduced in 1959 by the French zoologist Pierre-Paul Grassè. The term derives from the Greek roots stigma, which means “mark or puncture”, and ergon, which can mean “work, action or […]
An imaginary conversation: on the essence of freedom
Quoting Juan Manual Arguelles, each time we give up a portion of our freedom with the aim of obtaining any type of security, for maintaining a certain standard of living, wellbeing, or development, we are walking through the consolidation of our voluntary servitude. It is evident that our society has voluntarily donated (temporarily) its sovereignty. […]