[greenbush]

Actually, studies have shown that placebos work sometimes even when people know. This is a great podcast about this topic and the page also has links to some studies: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/29/718227789/all-the-worlds-a-st...

[mizaru]

From one of the studies [1]: >Patients were randomized to either open-label placebo pills presented as “placebo pills made of an inert substance, like sugar pills, that have been shown in clinical studies to produce significant improvement in IBS symptoms through mind-body self-healing processes” or no-treatment controls with the same quality of interaction with providers.

I wonder what the results would have been with a less suggestive presentation.

[1] https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...

[thewakalix]

> “Sure it does. The bucket method works whether or not you believe in it.”

> “That’s absurd!” sputters Mark. “I don’t believe in magic that works whether or not you believe in it!”

> “I said that too,” chimes in Autrey. “Apparently I was wrong.”

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/X3HpE8tMXz4m4w6Rz/the-simple...