Re: [Phys-l] Placebo Education

[William Robertson <wrobert9@ix.netcom.com>]

And a better idea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO8x8eoU3L4

Bill



On Jul 23, 2011, at 5:54 PM, Bernard Cleyet wrote:

> I think this is an example of the second kind of truth:
>
> So I'll ask you another question. What on earth is wrong with  
> placebos? The seem fantastic to me. They cost very little to  
> develop. They work extraordinarily well.They have no side effects,  
> or if they do, they're imaginary, so you can safely ignore them. 
> (Laughter)
>
> So I was discussing this. And I actually went to the Marginal  
> Revolution blog by Tyler Cowen. I don't know if anybody knows it.  
> Someone was actually suggesting that you can take this concept  
> further,and actually produce placebo education. The point is that  
> education doesn't actually work by teaching you things. It actually  
> works by giving you the impression that you've had a very good  
> education, which gives you an insane sense of unwarranted self  
> confidence, which then makes you very, very successful in later  
> life. So, welcome to Oxford, ladies and gentlemen. (Laughter)  
> (Applause)
>
> Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man | Video on TED.com
>
> bc
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