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TrinaryWorksToo
1272 days ago
Derren Brown did a reenactment, not a recreation, as he is a Magician not a scientist.
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wlkr
1272 days ago
You're right, I've changed the terminology to clarify this for people unfamiliar with Derren Brown.
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teddyh
1272 days ago
Being a re-enactment and not a recreation, it also does not have “results”.
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wlkr
1272 days ago
If you've watched it, re-enactment probably isn't quite the right term either. AFAIK the 'participants' weren't aware it was an 'experiment'. It has results, they are just extremely limited and not rigorous.
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TrinaryWorksToo
1272 days ago
Derren has unfortunately been a big source of misinformation. I once saw a video of his at a neuroscience conference.
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