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  1. …in reply to @fakecarlsagan
    @fakecarlsagan @SUNWUKONG_1 @jodiecongirl "Sugar pills" being the other name of homeopathy.
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      @fakecarlsagan @SUNWUKONG_1 @jodiecongirl (More seriously, placebo works even if patients know they get a placebo. You can also "optimize" it, depending on how much doctor-patient interactions are in place, how long they last, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if they have treatments with different levels of placebo.)
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        @fakecarlsagan @SUNWUKONG_1 @jodiecongirl (For those into this sort of things, here's one hour about placebos in French with two medical researchers: franceculture.fr/emissions/la-methode-scientifique/placebo-le-morceau-de-sucre-qui-aide-la-medecine-a-couler)
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