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Although the collective U.S. intelligence community, military and government has undertaken countless official (and off-the-record, too) projects pertaining to both mind-control and mind-manipulation, without any doubt whatsoever, the most notorious of all was Project MK-Ultra: a clandestine operation that operated out of the CIA’s Office of Scientific Intelligence, and that had its beginnings in the Cold War era of the early 1950s. To demonstrate the level of secrecy that surrounded Project MK-Ultra, even though it…
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A recent Big Think article by physicist Dr. Tom Hartsfield pleaded with society not to build another Large Hadron Collider (LHC). While I respect the good doctor’s opinion, and even admit he raises some points worth consideration, I do not agree with his conclusion. Here’s why. But first, a confession: I am a researcher who uses the current LHC to do research, so I am not a disinterested party. However, I am also sufficiently senior…
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One of the most shocking and tragic events of 2013 was the sudden disappearance of Jeff Bush, a 37-year-old landscaper from Seffner, Florida. Bush had been sleeping in his bed on the night of February 28, when a massive sinkhole opened up underneath his bedroom and swallowed him up. His brother Jeremy, who was in another room, heard a loud crash and scream and ran to help, but he could not see or hear Jeff.…
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The human pendulum is an experiment that is often conducted during paranormal investigations where one of the investigators themselves is used as the method of communication. The way the experiment works is that one person stands in a clear open space, the other investigators then encourage the spirits to gently push that person in order to answer questions. They may be pushed forward to indicate “yes” and backwards to indicate “no”. It’s almost as if…
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Many cultures from different countries have different myths/folklore or spirits to fear or worship. This short series looks at the different ghosts from around the World! Today’s ghost is the Pocong. A Pocong is one of the most well-known or popular ghosts in Indonesian mythology often referred to as Hantu Bungkus in Indonesian meaning ‘The Wrapped Ghost’. Going along the with old school theme that ghosts are dressed in a white sheet, the Pocong is dressed…