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Jan 2025
46m 45s

Getting Hypnotized with David Spiegel

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Hypnosis—stage act or science? Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly, dives into the mysterious world of hypnosis with clinical psychiatrist David Spiegel. What is hypnosis? Is it about losing control—or gaining it?

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