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The Science Of Hypnosis

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Hypnotism is often banished to the realm of pseudoscience, mysticism and bullshit. But is there actually any science behind hypnotism? This video from AsapSCIENCE suggests there is. With a few simple experiments you can try at home, the video shows that hypnotism isn’t quite as “wishy washy” as you might have thought.

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