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Psychic Dogs and Enlisted Men: the Military's Research Into ESP (muckrock.com)

Posted by timothy on from the you-knew-they-were-doing-it dept.

v3rgEz writes: Government research often pushes the boundaries between science and science fiction. Today, the proud bearer of that mantle is often DARPA, experimenting with robots, cybernetics, and more. But in the sixties, during the height of the Cold War, this research often went into more fantastical realms, even exploring whether ExtraSensory Perception (ESP) was possible. Thanks to FOIA, MuckRock looks back on the paranormal history of American surveillance.

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  1. Wow by burtosis · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thank goodness the government dosent have a way to see into all of our daily lives with striking detail. That would have been a nightmare!

  2. Re:Hallowed are the Ori by timrod · · Score: 3, Funny

    One wonders if they would've had better results if they had been The Men Who Stare at Goatse instead.