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Just a Little Suggestion: Interview with This Week in Science

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Marcus Sapere practices Reiki massage on a client in his office in Alameda, California. Reiki is based on the idea that sickness is caused by the changes in energy and that a therapist can manipulate that energy with his hands and mind. Image by Erika Larsen.
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Inside our heads is an ancient power. A tool of miracle-workers, charlatans, witch doctors...

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Erik Vance participates in an experiment in a hypnosis laboratory. Image by Liz Neeley. Seattle, WA, 2016.
Erik Vance participates in an experiment in a hypnosis laboratory. Image by Liz Neeley. Seattle, WA, 2016.

Pulitzer Center grantee Erik Vance talks with the hosts of TWIS about the power of the mind, his new book "Suggestible You," and his new cover story for National Geographic, "Unlocking the Healing Power of You."

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