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The Minds of Men

Ten more Macy's Conferences were planned on what the group informally called the...

Ten more Macy's Conferences were planned on what the group informally called the "Man-Machine Project" - a new science of control based largely on Norbert Wiener's work

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Ten more Macy's Conferences were planned
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on what the group informally called the "Man-Machine Project"
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- a new science of control based largely on Norbert Wiener's work.
Duration
15 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:32
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...
♪(solemn piano music) - The Minds of Men 00:14
♪(solemn piano music)
Man: One to four bursts move along the course of your plane, - The Minds of Men 00:09
Man: One to four bursts move along the course of your plane,
The target sited, direction, angular height and - The Minds of Men 00:09
The target sited, direction, angular height and
Narrator: By WWII, Norbert Wiener had automated anti-aircraft artillery fire, - The Minds of Men 00:11
Narrator: By WWII, Norbert Wiener had automated...
Man: The anti-aircraft gunner cannot rely on dead reckoning. - The Minds of Men 00:05
Man: The anti-aircraft gunner cannot rely on dead reckoning.
His leading must be a careful, mathematical calculation. - The Minds of Men 00:05
His leading must be a careful, mathematical calculation.
Narrator: It was one of the outstanding achievements of the war, - The Minds of Men 00:08
Narrator: It was one of the outstanding achievements of the...
Man: Whether tracked by optical sight, or by radar, - The Minds of Men 00:08
Man: Whether tracked by optical sight, or by radar,
And we now have the basic elements of a differential. - The Minds of Men 00:04
And we now have the basic elements of a differential.
This mechanical quiz kid digests the data and automatically computes the right lead. - The Minds of Men 00:05
This mechanical quiz kid digests the data and automatically...
The other two parts then, are inputs. The sum is six inches. - The Minds of Men 00:05
The other two parts then, are inputs. The sum is six inches.
Narrator: It used automatic tracking systems that would make decisions - The Minds of Men 00:10
Narrator: It used automatic tracking systems that would make...
Man: So that they will fire not at where the target is now, but at where it will be. - The Minds of Men 00:05
Man: So that they will fire not at where the target is now,...
(anti-aircraft gun blast) - The Minds of Men 00:05
(anti-aircraft gun blast)
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?