The Reality Check #29: The Nocebo Effect + Circumcision/AIDS + Chicken Eggs Myth

Chicken egg

This week Jon delivers the pain by discussing the ‘nocebo effect’, Darren cuts to the point by discussing whether circumcision helps prevent HIV transmission, and Adam demystifies breakfast by debunking the myth that eggs are chicken fetuses.

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Show Notes

Show Notes:

Nocebo Effect
Skepdic
Washington Post
Straight Dope

Circumcision and HIV
SciAm
Kenya
Uganda
Save millions?
Wikipedia

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