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A Case Against The Placebo Effect

Literal Banana | Carcinisation | 13th November 2024

Evidence does not support the scientific consensus that the placebo effect is a real healing effect. “A placebo pill has almost no effect when administered by researchers who do not care about the placebo effect, but the same pill has an enormous effect when administered by a researcher who wants it to be real. The most parsimonious explanation is that it is the research practices, rather than the placebo” (17,500 words) | Share this on X

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What’s Wrong With My Wine?

Dan Keeling | Esquire | 15th November 2024

It’s not you, it’s the wine. No matter how expert the sommelier or how expensive the wine, it can go bad in a multitude of ways. Like “mouse taint”, a bacterial infection from rotten grapes detected when the drinker’s saliva activates its aromas. Or too much oxygen, which at the wrong time turns wine into vinegar. Or heat damage. Just request another bottle. “You won’t be the jerk at the table — you’ll be the hero” (1,600 words) | Share this on X

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