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Talks Diane Benscoter on how cults rewire the brain

By TED - FILMED FEB 2009, POSTED JUNE 2009
Added: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:00:00 UTC

Thanks to Chris for the link.
http://www.ted.com/talks/ex_moonie_diane_benscoter_how_cults_think.html

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