Brainwashing is often viewed as a Cold War relic—think '60s films like "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The IPCRESS File." But Rebecca Lemov, professor of the history of science, argues in her recently ...

With the continuing rise of mega churches and preachers for profit, the likelihood of religious brainwashing will continue to be a concern. Religion itself is based on faith. It requires you to ...

Rolling Stone magazine caused turmoil in the U.S. military with a recent report that a commander in Afghanistan ordered a "psychological operations" team to help him manipulate visiting U.S. senators ...

L. Ron Hubbard, Operation Midnight Climax, and stochastic terrorism—the race for mind control changed America forever. On an early spring day in 1959, Edward Hunter testified before a US Senate ...

The term “Stockholm syndrome” comes from a 1973 bank heist that started out perfectly normally. An experienced robber named Jan-Erik Olsson entered Kreditbanken in Norrmalmstorg square, Stockholm, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Johan Pilestedt, the creative director of Helldivers 2 and CCO of Arrowhead Game Studios, the ...

Personality refers to a relatively stable set of tendencies in behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns, which together constitute a person’s unique character. One person may, for instance, be ...

Cluster C personality disorders are a group of mental health conditions that cause intense fearfulness, insecurity, or perfectionism. The symptoms are long-term and impact many aspects of life.