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cybernetics

[sahy-ber-net-iks] / ˌsaɪ bərˈnɛt ɪks /


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Professor Warwick believes by 2050, advancements in cybernetics - the science studying the links between natural and mechanical systems - could lead to trailblazing treatments for diseases.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

Mr. Hsu’s work is subtler, with flickers of surrealism, psychedelia and cybernetics.

From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2020

Our futuristic-sounding word cybernetics came from an ancient Greek word meaning “the person who steers a ship”, and it means just that: A cybernetic system is one that is “steered” by something.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2020

But in so doing, all the sweeping assumptions underlying cybernetics are ignored, particularly the genesis of its development as a mathematical architecture of warfare and defense.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2020

She obtained her bachelor’s degree at Columbia in 2003 and began graduate work in cybernetics.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov


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