During the Cold-War-era, intelligence agencies in both the Eastern and Western blocs set up secret experiments to devise methods of mind control and brainwashing in order to gain an advantage over the ...

The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol ...

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A secret Central Intelligence Agency mind control program. National Security Agency spy operations aimed at Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali. A federal manual for political assassinations. It's ...

For many adults recovering from cancer, finishing treatment does not mean the end of challenges. Up to 80% of survivors continue to struggle with "chemobrain"—subtle but disruptive changes in memory, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook First seen in Marvel Comics in 1962’s The Incredible Hulk #3, Maynard Tiboldt took over the role ...

Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise. Owen Collumb, a Cybathlon race pilot who has been ...

In Stranger Things, there are many references to things from other fictional worlds, specifically the land of Dungeons & Dragons. But, when the series began to expand the backstory of Eleven (aka Jane ...

David Chase; 'Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKUltra by author John Lisle' Devin Yalkin EXCLUSIVE: The Sopranos creator David Chase is revisiting a dark chapter in ...

As a competitive figure skater growing up, Rachael Popcak Isaac experienced firsthand the pressure that comes with competitive sports. Now as a devout Catholic and a professional counselor she has ...

The preview of Gemini 2.5 Computer Use is only for developers at the moment, but it shows that the era of agentic AI is here. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

For a brief period last year, it seemed that AI-powered gadgets like the Rabbit R1 were going to be the next big thing. People were fascinated by the idea of replacing their smartphones with tiny ...