This clip from Penn and Teller’s Showtime series Bullshit! offers a funny look at how people may come to believe in the effects of some rather bizarre interventions. Of course, while this is humorous, we should be careful not to mock the false beliefs of the people in the video, as we may just as easily fall victim to the placebo effect ourselves. But hopefully adopting a skeptical mindset can help us to avoid snake oils, bogus treatments, and pseudo-scientific promises.
Penn and Teller demonstrate the Placebo Effect
