Bateson, Gregory (1904–1980)

English-born US anthropologist and cyberneticist. His interests were wide-ranging – from the study of ritual in a New Guinea people to the exploration of communication methods in schizophrenics and dolphins – but all his work shows an interest in how systems operate and a willingness to break down the boundaries between intellectual disciplines. His publications include Steps to an Ecology of Mind 1973 and Mind and Nature 1978.