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The Minds of Men

1958 proved to be a pivotal year

1958 proved to be a pivotal year

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1958 proved to be a pivotal year.
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02:56:22
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Jul 01, 2025
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"The Minds of Men" is a 3+ year investigation into the experimentation, art, and practice of social engineering and mind control during the Cold War - a mind-bending journey into the past that gives startling insight into the worl...
But one more meeting was necessary to set the stage for the "activated man". - The Minds of Men 00:06
But one more meeting was necessary to set the stage for the...
In June, Boston was host to the Sensory Deprivation Symposium, - The Minds of Men 00:17
In June, Boston was host to the Sensory Deprivation...
The event was jointly sponsored by Harvard Medical School, Boston City Hospital, - The Minds of Men 00:09
The event was jointly sponsored by Harvard Medical School,...
This connection was acknowledged by Donald Hebb, who admitted during the conference - The Minds of Men 00:18
This connection was acknowledged by Donald Hebb, who...
Hebb had been invited by the Macy's and Rockefeller Foundation-funded Dr. Stanley Cobb, - The Minds of Men 00:22
Hebb had been invited by the Macy's and Rockefeller...
Attending this symposium was a familiar cast of characters, - The Minds of Men 00:47
Attending this symposium was a familiar cast of characters,
Also attending was a young Dr. Frank Ervin - The Minds of Men 00:14
Also attending was a young Dr. Frank Ervin
Dr. Cobb marked 1958 as a watershed year - The Minds of Men 00:31
Dr. Cobb marked 1958 as a watershed year
This new core of knowledge replaced the classical understanding of the brain. - The Minds of Men 00:07
This new core of knowledge replaced the classical...
It would now be treated as a "biocomputer" – to be scanned, screened, decoded, - The Minds of Men 00:11
It would now be treated as a "biocomputer" – to be...
Narrator: Norbert Wiener had first attempted to tackle what would become his greatest challenge - The Minds of Men 00:18
Narrator: Norbert Wiener had first attempted to tackle what...
Later noting a similarity between the oscillating, scanning behavior of a brain, - The Minds of Men 00:18
Later noting a similarity between the oscillating, scanning...
Harmonic analysis accounted for the transmission of information in a whole new way, - The Minds of Men 00:11
Harmonic analysis accounted for the transmission of...
Stafford Beer: We must get rid of any notion, straight away, - The Minds of Men 00:14
Stafford Beer: We must get rid of any notion, straight away,
Narrator: If one could modify the way the brain processed signals, one could program the brain - The Minds of Men 00:18
Narrator: If one could modify the way the brain processed...
By 1955, Norbert Wiener – who'd long ago sworn off work on "weapons of war" - The Minds of Men 00:30
By 1955, Norbert Wiener – who'd long ago sworn off work...
Mary Brazier, too, would work on this big project, - The Minds of Men 00:10
Mary Brazier, too, would work on this big project,
They called it "The Autocorrelator". - The Minds of Men 00:05
They called it "The Autocorrelator".
Barlow: The apparatus made an enormous clatter. - The Minds of Men 00:05
Barlow: The apparatus made an enormous clatter.
The two dozen relays in the rapid repeater; - The Minds of Men 00:20
The two dozen relays in the rapid repeater;