In the height of the Cold War, a CIA agent named Sidney Gottlieb worked quietly to weaponize mind control against Soviet Russia. The story of Gottlieb and his mission to “find the best ways to destroy ...

L. Ron Hubbard, Operation Midnight Climax, and stochastic terrorism—the race for mind control changed America forever. On an early spring day in 1959, Edward Hunter testified before a US Senate ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The ability to detect electrical activity in ...

“I felt like my brain was controlled by a computer chip.” “I wasn’t myself.” “I couldn’t think for myself. I really couldn’t think at all.” “I looked in the mirror and felt like I wasn’t there.” “All ...

There are many misconceptions about cults and its members. Below, I have identified 10 of the most common fallacies about mind control cults. Errant Belief #1: "There's No Such Thing as Mind Control." ...