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The Minds of Men

It was all negative feedback, really

(anti-aircraft gun blast) Narrator: It was all negative feedback, really

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(anti-aircraft gun blast)
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Narrator: It was all negative feedback, really.
Duration
5 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:12
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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...
The calculus of the space of what hadn't quite happened yet. - The Minds of Men 00:05
The calculus of the space of what hadn't quite happened...
Like a duck hunter, Wiener's goal-seeking machines would lead the target, - The Minds of Men 00:10
Like a duck hunter, Wiener's goal-seeking machines...
The potential maneuvers are weighed and considered, - The Minds of Men 00:08
The potential maneuvers are weighed and considered,
Like an arm extended to reach for a glass, - The Minds of Men 00:09
Like an arm extended to reach for a glass,
Intricate activity in the nervous system carries out muscle contractions - The Minds of Men 00:14
Intricate activity in the nervous system carries out muscle...
What if the brain worked like a computer? - The Minds of Men 00:05
What if the brain worked like a computer?
If so, could it be decoded, and reprogrammed. - The Minds of Men 00:06
If so, could it be decoded, and reprogrammed.
Man: You can see from this that if you knew when to make changes, - The Minds of Men 00:09
Man: You can see from this that if you knew when to make...
(water drips) - The Minds of Men 00:05
(water drips)
Narrator: This rotund and notoriously absent-minded genius - The Minds of Men 00:17
Narrator: This rotund and notoriously absent-minded genius
His 1948 book, underwritten by the Rockefeller Foundation, - The Minds of Men 00:16
His 1948 book, underwritten by the Rockefeller Foundation,
Its popularity triggered the 1950 follow up, - The Minds of Men 00:13
Its popularity triggered the 1950 follow up,
Man: Our first assignment was communication – - The Minds of Men 00:23
Man: Our first assignment was communication –
By the time the Macy's Conference reformed in March of 1946, - The Minds of Men 00:15
By the time the Macy's Conference reformed in March of...
Both worked through inputs and outputs, - The Minds of Men 00:09
Both worked through inputs and outputs,
Now, technology from the war had provided - The Minds of Men 00:11
Now, technology from the war had provided
Helms: The outstanding feature, in addition to the inter-disciplinary approach, - The Minds of Men 00:12
Helms: The outstanding feature, in addition to the...
Particularly notable are attempts to use modern information theory, - The Minds of Men 00:20
Particularly notable are attempts to use modern information...
Narrator: The first official Cybernetics conference was held in March 1946, - The Minds of Men 00:21
Narrator: The first official Cybernetics conference was held...
Known during the first six meetings by the longer title, - The Minds of Men 00:49
Known during the first six meetings by the longer title,