Published on December 27, 2017
The placebo effect — when a sugar pill or a parent’s kiss makes an illness go away — has an evil twin. Helen Pilcher tells astonishing stories of people hurt — and even killed — by the power of their beliefs.
Watch the other videos from this event to join the team from New Scientist and our of guest speakers for an entertaining evening of amazing insights into nothingness. Find out now nothing shapes the world around us, from the importance of zero to how a few words can kill to understanding the big bang.
13 November 2013, Conway Hall, London
