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How a Harvard Mathematician Became the Unabomber | Newsthink

22 min · 2 de jul de 2026
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How a Harvard Mathematician Became the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski was a math prodigy who became the notorious mail bomber. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. Highly recommend Alston Chase's book: Harvard and the Unabomber (renamed: A Mind for Murder): https://a.co/d/5d7uwGR https://a.co/d/6G2B5kK Chapters: 0:00 Introduction to Ted Kaczynski 1:20 Influences at Harvard 2:35 The Harvard Experiments 4:03 Growing Resentment & The Manifesto 5:31 Abandoning Society & Making Bombs 6:36 The Attacks Begin 8:35 Attacks Become More Violent 9:26 Deadly Results 12:00 David Kaczynski’s Dilemma 13:08 Arrest in Montana 13:56 The Trial and Mental Illness Debate 16:08 Sentence and Death 16:50 Today’s Sponsor: Brilliant Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://x.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Support Cindy on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Sources: Kaczyński at UC Berkeley: George Bergman, GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons Image of young Ted Kaczyński and his parents courtesy of Jamie Gehring, author of Madman in the Woods: https://a.co/d/cMj8C19 1960s life: John Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Press scrum: cloud2013 from Cape Elizabeth, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons UC Berkeley campus: brainchildvn on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Unabomber bomb reproduction: Queerbubbles, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Prof. Buckley Buckley Crist image: https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/research-faculty/directory/profiles/crist-buckley.html Cigar box: By AlejandroLinaresGarcia - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons John Hauser image: University of Colorado Boulder Cory Hall at UC Berkeley: Falcorian/Berkeley, CC by 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons David Kaczynski adult image: By LightStamp from Nashville - David Kaczynski_9723, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Supreme Court: By Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Brilliant people shaping our world. Follow the podcast & rate it 5 star! Find Newsthink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newsthink Disclaimer: This podcast is fan-made and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Newsthink. All content rights and trademarks belong to Newsthink. If you are the rightful owner and have any concerns, please get in touch with me directly. - ------ ----- Keywords: nvidia, physics, scientists, tech history, tech leaders, albert einstein, nikola tesla, intelligence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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