Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE

The imaginary pill that can cure mental illness

Jun 11, 2025 · 56 min · 80.8 MB
0:00-56:07

Streams straight from the publisher. podnod never proxies or re-hosts episode audio.

New studies on pain and mental illness are blowing minds - because a lot of what works best is ... placebo? Today we are talking about the new research on placebo pills, how even imagining taking a pill helps and also how it relates the future of medicine. We even explain exactly HOW placebo pills work.


STUDYTIME: why imaginary pills are curing illness!


WDWLTW:

  • is decaf coffee as effective as real coffee?
  • when did birds ACTUALLY evolve?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.