Beyond the Algorithm is an English-language podcast about artificial intelligence, philosophy, culture, and ethics. Hosted by Cora, a virtual AI voice, it combines philosophical reflection with cultural perspectives and real-world examples.
Each episode looks beyond the technology itself: What do algorithms mean for our work, our identity, our creativity, and our society?
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Ranulph Glanville — The Black Box and the Observer (Part I)
2026-10-15 55 min
Ranulph Glanville: The Black Box and the Observer (Part I) Everything we know, we know from outside, and every attempt to open the box produces two more. Glanville, Pask's student, turns opacity from a defect into the condition of knowing, and removes the asymmetry from the demand that machines prove their interior.
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Gordon Pask — Learning to Learn and Organizational Closure (Part II)
2026-09-17 49 min
Gordon Pask: Learning to Learn and Organizational Closure (Part II) Learning is one thing; learning how to learn is another, and Pask thought the difference ...
Beyond the Algorithm - 11
Gordon Pask - Conversation Theory and Learning Through Dialogue (Part I)
2026-08-20 36 min
Gordon Pask: Conversation Theory and Learning Through Dialogue (Part I) Understanding is not transmitted, it is rebuilt, and shown across a gap that never cl...
Stafford Beer:
The Viable System Model and Organizational Intelligence
2026-05-21 45 min
What makes a system viable? How do organizations, from small companies to entire economies, maintain stability while adapting to complexity? Stafford Beer, ...
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