A placebo is a fake medicine included in drug trials to show, through contrast, the benefits of the real medicine. Yet sometimes the patients taking the placebo still experience improvements -- why? Tune in to learn more about the placebo effect.

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A placebo is a fake medicine included in drug trials to show, through contrast, the benefits of the real medicine. Yet sometimes the patients taking the placebo still experience improvements -- why? Tune in to learn more about the placebo effect. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

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A placebo is a fake medicine included in drug trials to show, through contrast, the benefits of the real medicine. Yet sometimes the patients taking the placebo still experience improvements -- why? Tune in to learn more about the placebo effect.

The Placebo Effect: Brain Over Pain

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the strangely parasitic monster of Ireland known as the Alp-Luachra.

In this episode of STBYM&rsquo;s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the strangely parasitic monster of Ireland known as the Alp-Luachra.

The Monstrefact: The Alp-Luachra of Irish Folklore

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Once more, it's time for a dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...

Once more, it's time for a dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...

STBYM Listener Mail: Cave of the Crabs

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It’s Soviet work ethic versus the siren song of fun in 1975’s “Teens in the Universe,” a beautifully crafted and thoroughly weird space adventure. Join Rob and Joe for a Weirdhouse Cinema discussion of robots, space travel and more. (originally published 01/29/2021)

It&rsquo;s Soviet work ethic versus the siren song of fun in 1975&rsquo;s &ldquo;Teens in the Universe,&rdquo; a beautifully crafted and thoroughly weird space adventure. Join Rob and Joe for a Weirdhouse Cinema discussion of robots, space travel and more. (originally published 01/29/2021)

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Teens in the Universe

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The Placebo Effect: Brain Over Pain

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