In this episode of Unexplainable, Noam Hassenfeld and Brian Resnick are joined by experts to discuss the developments in research on the placebo effect and the impact placebos could have on mainstream medicine.

For most of medical history, the medical establishment has ignored the healing power of the placebo effect; placebos were used only as a way to prove the effectiveness of other pharmaceuticals.

Now, new groundbreaking research shows how physicians can harness the power of the placebo effect to enhance their treatments even when patients are aware of the stratagem.

Unexplainable, created by popular media outlet Vox, is a podcast that aims to debunk scientific concepts for all audiences.

In this episode, host Noam Hassenfeld and senior science reporter Brian Resnick are joined by placebo researchers from around the country to discuss the merits of new research on the placebo effect.

Hassenfeld and Resnick map out the evolution of our understanding of the placebo effect and provide insight on how placebos can be used to affect patient outcomes in mainstream medical practice.