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How cults rewire the brain

Diane Benscoter · TED

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About

Diane Benscoter spent five years as a "Moonie." She shares an insider's perspective on the mind of a cult member, and proposes a new way to think about today's most troubling conflicts and extremist movements.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2009
Speaker
Diane Benscoter
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Religion
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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