The magic of the placebo

Title:: The magic of the placebo
Speaker:: Eric Mead
Description:: Sugar pills, injections of nothing -- studies show that, more often than you'd expect, placebos really work. At TEDMED, magician Eric Mead does a trick to prove that, even when you know something's not real, you can still react as powerfully as if it is. (Warning: This talk is not suitable for viewers who are disturbed by needles or blood.)

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 08:45

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	Yasushi Aoki edited Japanese subtitles for The magic of the placebo
	Yasushi Aoki edited Japanese subtitles for The magic of the placebo
	Yasushi Aoki edited Japanese subtitles for The magic of the placebo