Annie Jacobsen

So these things never go away. They kind of circle around in terms of, you know, being made fun of and then taken seriously and a little of this and of that. My biggest takeaway from writing that book was a quote that I referenced in the beginning, which is the Thomas theorem. And it says, if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences. Yes.

So these things never go away. They kind of circle around in terms of, you know, being made fun of and then taken seriously and a little of this and of that. My biggest takeaway from writing that book was a quote that I referenced in the beginning, which is the Thomas theorem. And it says, if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences. Yes.

Does he know the origin story of placebo? We'll have to ask him. We'll have to ask him. But are you ready for this?

Does he know the origin story of placebo? We'll have to ask him. We'll have to ask him. But are you ready for this?

Does he know the origin story of placebo? We'll have to ask him. We'll have to ask him. But are you ready for this?

CIA. Okay. And not only that, I can tell you that Dr. Henry Beecher.

CIA. Okay. And not only that, I can tell you that Dr. Henry Beecher.

CIA. Okay. And not only that, I can tell you that Dr. Henry Beecher.

I think he was also at MIT for a bit. He came up with that term, and you might even say for the CIA.

I think he was also at MIT for a bit. He came up with that term, and you might even say for the CIA.

I think he was also at MIT for a bit. He came up with that term, and you might even say for the CIA.

You mean the placebo concept?

You mean the placebo concept?

You mean the placebo concept?

Listen, I have such mixed feelings about the CIA, as one should. I think you should have mixed feelings about anything that you cover as a reporter or as a human, and maybe change that from mixed to conflicting, right? Because there are really positive elements of every organization within the federal government.

Listen, I have such mixed feelings about the CIA, as one should. I think you should have mixed feelings about anything that you cover as a reporter or as a human, and maybe change that from mixed to conflicting, right? Because there are really positive elements of every organization within the federal government.

Listen, I have such mixed feelings about the CIA, as one should. I think you should have mixed feelings about anything that you cover as a reporter or as a human, and maybe change that from mixed to conflicting, right? Because there are really positive elements of every organization within the federal government.

I mean, my first learning about the CIA came from the work I did on the Area 51 book about their aerial reconnaissance programs, which were set up, again, to prevent World War III, right? Nuclear World War III. It was this idea that information was king. The U-2 spy plane was developed out at Area 51. And I interviewed Hervey Stockman.

I mean, my first learning about the CIA came from the work I did on the Area 51 book about their aerial reconnaissance programs, which were set up, again, to prevent World War III, right? Nuclear World War III. It was this idea that information was king. The U-2 spy plane was developed out at Area 51. And I interviewed Hervey Stockman.

I mean, my first learning about the CIA came from the work I did on the Area 51 book about their aerial reconnaissance programs, which were set up, again, to prevent World War III, right? Nuclear World War III. It was this idea that information was king. The U-2 spy plane was developed out at Area 51. And I interviewed Hervey Stockman.