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CIA's LSD Shaped Counterculture
- The CIA introduced LSD to the US, significantly shaping the sixties counterculture and beyond.
- This unintentional cultural impact influenced music, literature, and social movements profoundly.
Ken Kesey's Acid Test Story
- Novelist Ken Kesey volunteered for CIA LSD studies and became a central figure in the acid test movement.
- His home hosted musicians, poets, and Hell's Angels all experimenting with LSD, illustrating chaotic cultural intersections.
Acoustic Kitty's Flawed Spy Tech
- The CIA's acoustic kitty project implanted microphones into cats for espionage, leveraging cats' natural sound filtering abilities.
- However, the project's failure reflected the broader incompatibility between CIA technology and natural behavior.