#placebo effect

Stories tagged “placebo effect” in the Weird Science History archive — 3 stories connected by this topic.

• The Neurologist Who Built a Bumpy Train Ride You Could Sit In — and the Humming Helmet That Came Next
• The Tomato Pills That Cured Everything — and Contained No Tomato
• The Fake Metal Rods That Accidentally Invented the Placebo-Controlled Trial

Related topics: #quackery #food history