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From ancient healing rituals to modern clinical trials, placebos show how belief, expectation, authority, trust, and care can shape the experience of illness and treatment — even when the medicine itself is inert.

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A Brief History of the Placebo Effect in Medicine

Explore the history of the placebo effect in medicine, from ancient healing rituals to modern clinical trials and the science of expectation.

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Thomas Weibel 6d ago

Even more background: https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2022/08/blue-sky-de-saussure/

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The blue of the sky…

In August 1787, Genevan naturalist Horace Bénédict de Saussure climbed Mont Blanc with the aim of answering a seemingly childish question: why is the sky blue?

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Thomas Weibel 6d ago

Original cyanometer on display at the Science History Museum in Geneva.

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Shyamal 6d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Rhumbler

Forgotten biologist who examined cell biology and embryonic development with physical and engineering approaches

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Ludwig Rhumbler - Wikipedia

Thomas Weibel 6d ago

A cyanometer is a scientific instrument from the 17th century made for measuring the blueness of the sky. Two years ago I decided to develop a digital version of the historical device.

Cyanometer: https://www.thomasweibel.ch/cyanometer/

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