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The Minds of Men

What a fine line there was between the work of a madman exposed in the worst of the files...

What a fine line there was between the work of a madman exposed in the worst of the files released on MK Ultra, and the respected and admired work of his closest colleagues at McGill who even today are celebrated as the greatest Canadian minds of science

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What a fine line there was
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between the work of a madman exposed in the worst of the files
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released on MK Ultra, and the respected
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and admired work of his closest colleagues at McGill
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who even today are celebrated as the greatest Canadian minds of science.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:31
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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...
(respirator, EKG monitor beeping) - The Minds of Men 00:18
(respirator, EKG monitor beeping)
It is late a night, around the carnival somewhere... - The Minds of Men 00:05
It is late a night, around the carnival somewhere...
Narrator: 1934. Montreal, Canada. McGill University. - The Minds of Men 00:07
Narrator: 1934. Montreal, Canada. McGill University.
Dr. Wilder Penfield had already mapped out - The Minds of Men 00:10
Dr. Wilder Penfield had already mapped out
Doctor: Point 4 - (static) - The Minds of Men 00:10
Doctor: Point 4 - (static)
Narrator: The Rockefeller Foundation spent more than $1.25 million - The Minds of Men 00:16
Narrator: The Rockefeller Foundation spent more than $1.25...
The medical ethics differed slightly in Canada - The Minds of Men 00:14
The medical ethics differed slightly in Canada
To satisfy this, Dr. Penfield conducted "treatments of last resort" - The Minds of Men 00:10
To satisfy this, Dr. Penfield conducted "treatments of...
During my life as a brain surgeon it has been necessary - The Minds of Men 00:18
During my life as a brain surgeon it has been necessary
Narrator: While simultaneously undergoing a "study of the brain" - The Minds of Men 00:08
Narrator: While simultaneously undergoing a "study of...
Doctor: Now if I stimulate again, a little lower down - - The Minds of Men 00:10
Doctor: Now if I stimulate again, a little lower down -
Each time he applies it to the patient's brain, - The Minds of Men 00:08
Each time he applies it to the patient's brain,
Doctor: Point 7 - (static) Movement of the tongue. Point 8 - - The Minds of Men 00:15
Doctor: Point 7 - (static) Movement of the tongue. Point 8 -
Narrator: Nearly two decades earlier, - The Minds of Men 00:07
Narrator: Nearly two decades earlier,
Penfield trained at Oxford under a Rhodes Scholarship, - The Minds of Men 00:12
Penfield trained at Oxford under a Rhodes Scholarship,
It was Sherrington who introduced Penfield to neurology - The Minds of Men 00:09
It was Sherrington who introduced Penfield to neurology
Doctor: Point 11 - (static) - The Minds of Men 00:07
Doctor: Point 11 - (static)
Doctor: This was experience from his earlier life, it has faded from his recollective memory. - The Minds of Men 00:06
Doctor: This was experience from his earlier life, it has...
Narrator: He claims in this way he avoided outright experimentation. - The Minds of Men 00:06
Narrator: He claims in this way he avoided outright...
Narrator: Though few other labels could truthfully be put on his probings. - The Minds of Men 00:05
Narrator: Though few other labels could truthfully be put on...