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electronics This cool new guitar pedal literally doesn't do anything, and it costs a hundred bucks Thom Dunn
medicine PSA: Your birth control pills could be placebos Séamus Bellamy
health Survey: 23 percent of Zurich doctors prescribe homeopathy, but many of them believe it to be a placebo Cory Doctorow
military The Army is using quack "battlefield acupuncture" based on junk science Cory Doctorow
lies World full of useless placebo buttons Rob Beschizza
psychology You Are Not So Smart podcast 019: Placebo sleep and other new discoveries in placebo research David McRaney
Science Placebos work, so how do we ethically use them? Maggie Koerth
Science Placebo buttons Maggie Koerth
Science Placebo: Now available in maximum strength Maggie Koerth
anxiety Taking imaginary pills can reduce anxiety Mark Frauenfelder
You can buy these nicely packaged placebo pills Mark Frauenfelder
medicine Placebos work even when you know they don't contain medicine Mark Frauenfelder
twitter Nassim Taleb defends homeopathy (and calls me "very stupid" for criticizing him) Cory Doctorow
Science Back pain: Acetaminophen no better than placebos Cory Doctorow
Science Four things you didn't know about seasonal allergies Maggie Koerth
Science Celebrate World Homeopathy Awareness Week with homeopathyawarenessweek.org Cory Doctorow
timemachine This Day in Blogging History: Sugar pills; Truthful sf/f covers; Stupid Broadcast Flag coverage Cory Doctorow
Science Worst product of the week: homeopathy for kids and pets Drew Fairweather • The Worst Things For Sale
Food Sugar pills Cory Doctorow
Science Warning labels can act as nocebos Maggie Koerth