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The Minds of Men

This rotund and notoriously absent-minded genius had constructed a formula for what he...

Narrator: This rotund and notoriously absent-minded genius had constructed a formula for what he termed "Cybernetics," a phrase he had coined out of the Greek word Kybernetes, or steersman

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Narrator: This rotund and notoriously absent-minded genius
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had constructed a formula for what he termed "Cybernetics,"
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a phrase he had coined out of the Greek word Kybernetes, or steersman.
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00:54:26
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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...
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,
John Von Neumann, the Hungarian émigré and member of the Manhattan Project - The Minds of Men 00:09
John Von Neumann, the Hungarian émigré and member of the...
Man: The electronic computer – - The Minds of Men 00:08
Man: The electronic computer –
MIT mathematician Walter Pitts - The Minds of Men 00:07
MIT mathematician Walter Pitts
Narrator: who was self-taught in logic, and who co-authored several key papers - The Minds of Men 00:07
Narrator: who was self-taught in logic, and who co-authored...
Rafael Lorente de Nó of the Rockefeller Medical Institute of Research, - The Minds of Men 00:13
Rafael Lorente de Nó of the Rockefeller Medical Institute of...
German émigré and Gestalt psychologist Heinrich Klüver - The Minds of Men 00:20
German émigré and Gestalt psychologist Heinrich Klüver
German refugee and Gestalt psychologist Kurt Lewin, - The Minds of Men 00:14
German refugee and Gestalt psychologist Kurt Lewin,
Editor of the Macy's Conferences, Second-Order Cybernetician Heinz Von Foerster - The Minds of Men 00:13
Editor of the Macy's Conferences, Second-Order...
Born in Vienna and part of the infamous Vienna Circle, - The Minds of Men 00:12
Born in Vienna and part of the infamous Vienna Circle,
McCulloch arranged for his academic position, permanent stay, and invitation - The Minds of Men 00:15
McCulloch arranged for his academic position, permanent...