Stafford Beer and Gordon Pask were close friends and collaborators. They worked on chemical computers in tandem, and also on Pask's famous "ear" (not to be confused with Stellarc's).
These were fascinating people and they did fantastic work. Indeed, cybernetics is enormously relevant to this group—far more so than systems. However, I'll keep my enthusiasm to myself here, and not let it run away with me.
Ranulph
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