In this keynote talk, Andrew Pickering delved into alternatives to modern and dualist ways of being in the world, characterized by enframing. Informed by his influential work on science and technology studies and nonmodern ontologies, Pickering explored the technique of ‘natural farming’, developed by Masanobu Fukuoka, considered an alternative to industrial – and extractivist – farming, analyzing its closeness to cybernetics and eastern spirituality.

Na sua palestra keynote, Andrew Pickering explorou alternativas a formas modernas e dualistas de estar no mundo, caracterizadas pelo conceito de enframing. No seguimento do seu trabalho nos estudos sobre ciência e tecnologia e ontologias não-modernas, Pickering explorou a técnica de ‘agricultura natural’, desenvolvida por Masanobu Fukuoka, considerada uma alternativa à agricultura industrial – e extrativista – analisando a sua proximidade com a cibernética e espiritualidades orientais.