Placebo Effect Debunked The placebo effect appears to be largely a product of response bias and questionable research practices rather than genuine healing. Major findings: 1) Placebo effects only show up in subjective measures, never objective ones like wound healing or lab tests. 2) Natural improv...

I’ve heard this has become a seminal text on psychedelics in a short time, and I understand why. Pollan talks to a lot of people, in depth, and gives us an excellent picture of this subject. He’s open about a slight bias in favor of psychedelics, but it seems fairly even-handed. I knew a fair bit ab...

This may be one of the most controversial books that I’ve never heard anyone else mention before. Don’t draw too many conclusions just based on the title alone. He puts a lot of thought into his ideas, and it’s important to understand his definitions....

This felt like less of a stretch than [[lifespan]], Attia is more focused on practical methods and lessons. Definitely worth a read for fitness people.