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Podcast: The Knowledge with David Elikwu
Episode: 100. The Expectation Effect with David Robson
Description: David speaks with David Robson, an award-winning science writer specialising in the extremes of the human brain, body, and behaviour. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. He is the author of The Intelligence Trap, which has been translated into fifteen languages, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connection.They talked about:🧠The stereotypes and misconceptions of intelligence🧬 Genetic and environmental influences on intelligence💡 The expectation effect💊 The science behind placebos💪 How powerful our minds can be