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  2. Doomsday argument - Wikipedia

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    Heinz von Foerster argued that humanity's abilities to construct societies, civilizations and technologies do not result in self-inhibition. Rather, societies' success varies directly with population size. Von Foerster found that this model fits some 25 data points from the birth of Jesus to 1958, with only 7% of the variance left

  3. Von Foerster equation - Wikipedia

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    The McKendrick–von Foerster equation is a linear first-order partial differential equation encountered in several areas of mathematical biology – for example, demography [1] and cell proliferation modeling; it is applied when age structure is an important feature in the mathematical model. [2]

  4. Heinz von Foerster - Wikipedia

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    Heinz von Foerster (né von Förster; November 13, 1911 – October 2, 2002) was an Austrian-American scientist combining physics and philosophy, and widely attributed as the originator of second-order cybernetics.

  5. Second-order cybernetics - Wikipedia

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    Second-order cybernetics is closely identified with Heinz von Foerster and the work of the Biological Computer Laboratory (BCL) at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. Foerster attributes the origin of second-order cybernetics to the attempts by cyberneticians to construct a model of the mind:

  6. Self-organization in cybernetics - Wikipedia

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    Heinz von Foerster proposed Redundancy, R = 1 − H/H max, where H is entropy. [21] [22] In essence this states that unused potential communication bandwidth is a measure of self-organization. In the 1970s Stafford Beer considered this condition as necessary for autonomy which identifies self-organization in persisting and living systems.

  7. Self-organization - Wikipedia

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    Heinz von Foerster proposed Redundancy, R=1 − H/H max, where H is entropy. [60] [61] In essence this states that unused potential communication bandwidth is a measure of self-organization. In the 1970s Stafford Beer considered self-organization necessary for autonomy in persisting and living systems. He applied his viable system model to

  8. Deutsche Bank’s finance chief says we’re living through a ...

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    Even with that wave, von Moltke said industries would work through the issues "piece by piece" and different segments of the market would be able to absorb different shocks.

  9. Heinz dilemma - Wikipedia

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    Heinz should steal the drug, because Heinz should not steal the drug, because 1 Pre-Conventional Obedience It is only worth $200 and not how much the druggist wanted for it; Heinz had even offered to pay for it and was not stealing anything else. He will consequently be put in prison which will mean he is a bad person. Self-interest