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January 21, 2016 09:34 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/PEaUR--mZJc/that-time-darpa-paid-duke-u-3.html
That time the DoD paid Duke U $335K to investigate ESP in dogs. Yes, dogs.
Michael from Muckrock 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." (more…)
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