cybernetics
noun
cy·ber·net·ics
ˌsī-bər-ˈne-tiks 
plural in form but singular in construction
: the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (such as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)
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Researchers’ experiment melded two fields that have track records of success: optogentics and cybernetics.
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Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2014
Or Harrison Gilbertson’s pallid, shy cybernetics visionary Eron Keen in Upgrade, also from 2018.
—Vulture, 11 Jan. 2022
Transhumanism isn't just about cybernetics and robot bodies.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2011
Similarly, sci-fi cures—especially cybernetics—are practically a trope at this point.
—Eirik Gumeny, Wired, 31 Aug. 2021
That is, the overlap of psychedelics and cybernetics.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes, 17 June 2022
Before shooting, the Wachowskis sent him to martial-arts training camp but also told him to read Baudrillard and books on evolutionary psychology and cybernetics.
—Alex Pappademas, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2021
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Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2014
Or Harrison Gilbertson’s pallid, shy cybernetics visionary Eron Keen in Upgrade, also from 2018.
—Vulture, 11 Jan. 2022
Transhumanism isn't just about cybernetics and robot bodies.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2011
Similarly, sci-fi cures—especially cybernetics—are practically a trope at this point.
—Eirik Gumeny, Wired, 31 Aug. 2021
That is, the overlap of psychedelics and cybernetics.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes, 17 June 2022
Before shooting, the Wachowskis sent him to martial-arts training camp but also told him to read Baudrillard and books on evolutionary psychology and cybernetics.
—Alex Pappademas, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2021
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“Cybernetics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cybernetics. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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cybernetics
noun
cy·ber·net·ics
ˌsī-bər-ˈnet-iks
: a science concerned especially with studies comparing automatic control systems (as that of the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)
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cybernetics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
cy·ber·net·ics
ˌsī-bər-ˈnet-iks
: the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)
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