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Why are we so gullible?, with Brian Dunning

People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

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What Are Your Thoughts on Acupuncture?

The science is pretty solid on that. There's been a lot of randomized controlled trials on acupuncture and it fails completely every time. It doesn't matter if you're actually putting the needle in or where you put the needle in. This is just people's brain saying, hey, something dramatic is happening to me right now. So I'm going to feel relief from my pain"

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