[aaaaaardvark]

Whoa stay away from that placebo.

[eli]

Interestingly, placebos have been getting stronger and more effective over the years. It’s a real bummer for people running clinical trials.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/placebo-effect-gr...

[leekyle333]

If you're ever board and you want to watch something on placebos I highly recommend watching this lecture by Dr. Irving Kirsch. Placebos are pretty nuts and probably really undervalued. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISptt3CRAqc&t=15s

[acct1771]

I'd rather die than live a lie.

[hn_throwaway_99]

Wow, what an interesting study! Especially since the effect was only seen in the US.