Rebecca Lemov, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, explores the origins of brainwashing and delves ...

The idea of zombies has fascinated humans for centuries. Real-life parasites have been taking over the minds of insects for ...

A new Netflix documentary suggests that the notorious Charles Manson may have used CIA mind-control techniques. Is this possible?

More than you might think, according to one professor. We’re all potential victims of mind control, according to Rebecca Lemov, a historian of science at Harvard University and author of the new ...

Examples of parasites that manipulate the behavior of their hosts are not hard to come by, but scientists have only recently begun to understand how they induce such dramatic changes. Jef Akst was ...