The Nature of Things · SEASON 53
Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo
Episode 4 · 2013-10-24
- Documentary
Episode overview
What if each of us could make the symptoms of an illness disappear? Cast a spell so powerful it would actually heal our bodies, help us walk, or breathe better? For centuries placebos have been thought of as just fake medicine, but Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo explores the growing scientific evidence that placebos can have powerful—and real—effects on our minds and bodies.
Season 53 episodes
1. Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale2013-10-03
2. Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease2013-10-10
3. Myth or Science 2: The Quest for Perfection2013-10-17
4. Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo2013-10-24
5. Invasion of the Brain Snatchers2013-10-31
6. Untangling Alzheimer's2013-11-14
7. A Dog's Life2013-11-21
8. Survival of the Fabulous2013-11-28
9. Where Am I?2013-12-05
10. The Great Butterfly Hunt2014-01-02
11. How to Be a Wild Elephant2014-01-09
12. Secrets in the Bones - The Hunt for the Black Death Killer2014-01-16
13. Trek of the Titans2014-01-30
14. The Allergy Fix2014-02-27
15. Wild Canada: The Eternal Frontier2014-03-13
16. Wild Canada: The Wild West2014-03-20
17. Wild Canada: The Heartland2014-03-27
18. Wild Canada: Ice Edge2014-04-03
19. Making Wild Canada2014-04-10
