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New documentary about John C. Lilly, the scientist who used LSD to communicate with dolphins and invented the sensory deprivation tank (video) Allan Rose Hill

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animals Tessie and Binnie, the US Army's psychic dogs David Pescovitz

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happy mutants Republic of Lies: the rise of conspiratorial thinking and the actual conspiracies that fuel it Cory Doctorow

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authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

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Science When science intersected with the counterculture, things got wonderfully weird David Pescovitz

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Entertainment Winona Ryder to star in new Netflix paranormal TV show David Pescovitz

Science The scientist who studied whether dreamers could be telepathic David Pescovitz

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

The surprising history of hippy crack Linda Rodriguez

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