"I don't care what people say - it works for me".
Ointments, potions,lotions and pills - how do we know that the medicine we are taking actually works on our body rather than our brain simply telling us that we are better?
Here is a link to a review of a new book called Snake Oil Science by R. Barker Bausell.
Read this, or the rather longer article about the placebo effect at http://www.skepdic.com/placebo.html
Post a comment on what you have read- your own opinions and ideas, drawn from your cultural and educational background. What knowledge issues arise from your reading? Can you make links between the ideas explored and any of the areas of knowledge?
You should all have posted a comment by next Tuesday - December 1st. Happy reading!
