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The Skeptics Guide #908 - Dec 3 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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What Are Acupuncture Points?

There's no agreement essentially about what acupuncture does or doesn't do. None of them, none of them use the same set of acupuncture points. Some have zero overlap. And in fact, when you look at studies that do control for needle insertion, it doesn't even matter if you insert a needle. You can randomly poke the body with toothpicks and get the same effect. This is why it's negative because of all of these reasons.

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