I'm a day late to the party, but I wanted to draw your attention to the latest edition of Encephalon, which is being hosted by the folks at Sharp Brains. I was particularly intrigued by The Neurophilosopher's review of Jonathan Moreno's book Mind Wars, which apparently includes evidence that "the majority of psychological research carried out during the mid-20th century was funded by the military," unbeknownst to researchers.
Too bad X-Files is off the air. Sounds like Moreno's claims would have made for one hell of an episode.
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