An interesting footnote in a maths research paper, bearing in mind who TJ Kaczynski was
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MartinH, Wed 29 Jul 2020, 10:12,
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*Better known for other work
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social hand grenade I was a lurker before you were a lurker, Wed 29 Jul 2020, 12:14,
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did you ever read about the bizarre unethical psychological experiment he was enrolled in at Harvard
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2000/06/harvard-and-the-making-of-the-unabomber/378239/
Subjects were told they would be debating personal philosophy with a fellow student, and were asked to write essays detailing their personal beliefs and aspirations. The essays were turned over to an anonymous attorney, who in a later session would confront and belittle the subject – making "vehement, sweeping, and personally abusive" attacks. The experiment lasted three years, with someone verbally abusing and humiliating Kaczynski each week
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 30 Jul 2020, 5:13,
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It was detailed in Manhunt: Unabomber on Netflix.
Apparently an offshoot of MK Ultra.
www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/manhunt/s01
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What did they expect to happen?
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 30 Jul 2020, 9:07,
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pretty fucked up, isn't it?
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 30 Jul 2020, 11:03,
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