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Podcast: Fabulous destinies
Episode: The Unabomber, the most terrifying mathematician
Description: In this episode, follow the trail of a mathematics genius who led the FBI on one of its longest manhunts in history. For 17 years, he sent parcel bombs from an isolated cabin in Montana, resulting in 16 bombings that claimed 3 lives and injured 23 others. Among his targets were academics, scientists, computer specialists, and airline employees. They all had one thing in common: their involvement in technological development, against which he published a manifesto just before his arrest. According to him, our pursuit of progress would lead humanity to its downfall. His name? Theodore Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber. From...