All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)

S01E02 The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts

In this episode, the focus is on the application of concepts like cybernetics and systems theory to natural ecosystems, highlighting the misconception of a so-called balance of nature. It explores how cybernetics has been utilized in human societies, aiming to create self-organizing networks without centralized authority, all stemming from an idealized perception of the natural world.