Placebos belong in clinical trials, not in the doctor's office. That's the conventional wisdom, anyway. This week, we ask what placebos might teach us about healing.
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serena recommended:Jul 31st, 2019
This episode focuses on the placebo effect. Fascinating discoveries, such as how patients reported better outcomes when they saw doctors who had secretly been coached by the lead researcher of this study to spend 20 seconds "thinking" about what the client told them before giving the client their di...Show More
alicekoAug 4th, 2019
@serena Just finished this — thank you! Now I have details to back up the research behind placebo effect :-)
aliceko recommended:Aug 4th, 2019
Ok science-based nerds: this is the episode to listen to if you’re interested in how and why the placebo effect works. Tons of interesting anecdotes across industries (including NBA players!). My fave story comes from Ted Kaptchuk, associate director of the Center for Alternative Medicine Research a...Show More