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Nothing is wrong with the placebo itself. The problem is big businesses lying about it's power in order to sell it. They muddy the waters of good science with bogus studies and testimonials from quacks with mail order PhD's. On 15 June 2010 12:40, Ben Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What actually is wrong with a placebo? > > > > *Ben Johnson > *Graphic Science > ( +44 (0) 1275 47 44 44 > È +44 (0) 7521 690 724 > › [log in to unmask] > :* *www.graphicscience.co.uk > Disclaimer: The author of this email never meant a word of it. > > do you really need to print this email? > > > > *From:* psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Dean Burnett > *Sent:* 15 June 2010 12:13 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [PSCI-COM] An 'alternative' form of Science Communication? > > > > Hi all > > > > We're all familiar with Science busking. Busking is an illegal/prohibited > activity in many places, though. So in that spirit, I recently tried a > little science communication of my own via the medium of illegal activities. > > > > Didn't break any laws, obviously, but saw something that thoroughly irked > me and simply had to do something about it. It's explained here > > > > > http://sciencedigestive.blogspot.com/2010/06/brief-guide-to-skeptical-vandalism.html > > > > If anyone else chooses to engage in similar renegade behaviour that would > be cool. Just blame me though if you get caught. I'm freelance so can't be > sacked. > > > > Dean > > > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > twitter: @garwboy > > > ------------------------------ > > Get a new e-mail account with Hotmail - Free. Sign-up now.<http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/> > > ********************************************************************** 1. > To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an > email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: > > set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] > > 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] the message: > > set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] > > 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the > message: > > leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] > > 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list > archive, can be found at the list web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html > > 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and > science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk > > 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to > mailto:[log in to unmask]********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** 1. > To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an > email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: > > set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] > > 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] the message: > > set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] > > 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the > message: > > leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] > > 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list > archive, can be found at the list web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html > > 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and > science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk > > 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to > mailto:[log in to unmask]********************************************************************** > > -- David Carnegie Research Scientist School of Physics and Astronomy University of St Andrews North Haugh St Andrews Fife KY16 9SS Scotland Tel. ++44 1334 461619 ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] **********************************************************************