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Placebos are harmless, right? Not always

22 Dec 2023

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette....

Get Ready for the Trottier Public Science Symposium

16 Oct 2017

When John Milton wrote in Paradise Lost that the mind can make a heaven of hell and a hell of heaven, without realizing it, he was talking about the “placebo” and the “nocebo” effect. “Placebo”...

Are Wind Farms Really Bad for People's Health?

20 Mar 2017

At present wind turbines produce a little over 2% of Canada’s electricity.  The industry’s goal is to have this number go up to 20% by 2025 leading to a rapid expansion of wind farms around the...

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