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The Minds of Men

This series of conferences served as a springboard for the Moscow Colloquium on EEG and...

This series of conferences served as a springboard for the Moscow Colloquium on EEG and Higher Nervous Activity a significant moment in which American scientists contracting with defense agencies worked with – rather than against – the Soviets during what was supposedly the height of the Cold War

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This series of conferences served as a springboard for
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the Moscow Colloquium on EEG and Higher Nervous Activity
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a significant moment in which American scientists contracting with defense agencies
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worked with – rather than against – the Soviets
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during what was supposedly the height of the Cold War.
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20 seconds
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25
Timestamp in Movie
02:54:44
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...
Man: Why is it that everything the other side says is "propaganda" - The Minds of Men 00:07
Man: Why is it that everything the other side says is...
(giggles) - The Minds of Men 00:28
(giggles)
For years, Stalin had forbid cybernetics in the Soviet sphere - The Minds of Men 00:11
For years, Stalin had forbid cybernetics in the Soviet...
However, Stalin's conspicuous death in March of 1953 - The Minds of Men 00:14
However, Stalin's conspicuous death in March of 1953
Declassified documentation revealed that, indeed, - The Minds of Men 00:17
Declassified documentation revealed that, indeed,
It was also revealed that the C.I.A. had also directly sponsored - The Minds of Men 00:10
It was also revealed that the C.I.A. had also directly...
1958 proved to be a pivotal year. - The Minds of Men 00:05
1958 proved to be a pivotal year.
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...