Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How the U.S. military is trying to understand psychic phenomena
Most scientists will tell you psychokinesis -- the ability to move things with your mind -- is nonsense. But the American military and CIA have been trying to find ways to use these mental powers for decades.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readMost scientists will tell you psychokinesis -- the ability to move things with your mind -- is nonsense. But the American military and CIA have been trying to find ways to use these mental powers for decades.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Annie Jacobsen
Journalist and author, “Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis”
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