Episode 1: Dumb luck

Kamil Jaron, Michalis Panagiotakis, Jacqueline Tay and Paris Veltsos

Part 1 – The Dumbsimbo Effect
Does the placebo effect modulate drug bioavailability? Randomized cross-over studies of three drugs
Hammami MM, Yusuf A, Shire FS, Hussein R and Al-Swayeh A
Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine (2017) 16:10
https://jnrbm.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12952-017-0075-2

Part 2 – Emotional Rollercoaster
Never smile at a crocodile: Betting on electronic gaming machines is intensified by reptile-induced arousal
Rockloff M and Greer M
Journal of Gambling Studies (2010) 26(4): 571-581
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10899-009-9174-4