McDonnell Laboratory psychokinesis research and William Braud’s studies

Record summary

The McDonnell Laboratory supported experiments on psychokinesis, precognition and related claims, including work associated with William Braud and other parapsychologists. Its history is important because it links formal institutional research with the later Project Alpha security controversy. Researchers reported small statistical deviations in experiments involving biological systems or random processes, while critics focused on controls, replication, multiple comparisons and experimenter influence. The lead should be treated as a research site and archival episode rather than a single confirmed effect. Its records help trace changing standards for psi experimentation.