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Dan Ariely - Why Do Placebos Work?
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/04/Dan_Ariely_Predictably_Irrational MIT Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely discusses the medical effectiveness of placebos, and outlines how expectations of a given situation will affect our experiences of that situation. ----- Dan Airely talks about "Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape... Read more

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- -: Dan Ariely - Why Do Placebos Work?

March 25, 2008 (about 16 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/04/Dan_Ariely_Predictably_Irrational MIT Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely discusses the medical effectiveness of placebos, and outlines how expectations of a given situation will affect our experiences of that situation. ----- Dan Airely talks about "Pr...

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- -: Breakthroughs in Genetic Life Extension - David Ewing Duncan

September 19, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/15/Creative_Disruptions_David_Ewing_Duncan David Ewing Duncan, co-host of NPR's "Biotech Nation," outlines new scientific breakthroughs in aging research. ----- David Ewing Duncan discusses Creative Disruptions as a part of The Ethical Frontiers of Sci...

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- -: "Mr. Condom" on Birth Control Promotion in Thailand

November 7, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/01/Mechai_Viravaidya_HIV_Prevention_and_Health_in_Thailand AIDS activist Mechai "Mr. Condom" Viravaidya discusses creative methods for birth control promotion in his native Thailand, developed in order to deal with a 1970s overpopulation crisis. ----- ...

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Eric Mead: The Magic of the Placebo

October 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Eric Mead shows how the polacebo effect can greatly affect the mind's perception of what is real and what is not in both magic and medicine.

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