Charles Manson was the evil behind the brutal murders of Sharon Tate and at least eight others — but a new documentary speculates that Manson and his "family" of followers may have been influenced by ...

Researchers have found a way to control protein levels inside different tissues of a whole, living animal for the first time.

As the fear of communism was rising in the U.S. after World War II, government officials set their sights on developing a weapon that sounds straight out of science fiction: mind control. This effort ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva, together with colleagues in Switzerland, France, the United States and Israel, ...

If you’ve been keeping up with “Stranger Things” you’ll understand the buzz about it: it’s a gripping 80s throwback with elements of horror, science fiction, adventure and conspiracy thriller. It also ...

Newly compiled records are spilling the beans on one of the CIA’s most notorious and shadowy programs: MKUltra, a wild attempt to develop mind control techniques through drugs, hypnosis, and ...

The shadowy and sometimes bizarre operations of the CIA are kept top secret for many years, deemed necessary to protect national security. It’s only decades later American citizens learn of alleged ...

An open letter signed by tech leaders and prominent AI researchers has called for AI labs and companies to "immediately pause" their work. Signatories like Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk agree risks ...

A thoughtful list of non-fiction books showing how self-control, attention and restraint quietly shape better decisions and ...