The Aurorasa Show

The number of Corona infections is rising, and it’s partly related to psychology. Why are we reckless in times of a crisis?

The article I am referring to:

https://magazine.vunela.com/how-you-can-use-the-power-of-mirror-neurons-16b749801751

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In the pandemic’s face, in some areas the world has become quieter – in other it became much louder.

This isn't a regular podcast episode but I'm sharing a story about a company that broke my trust. 

Buyers are demanding more for their buck. More fairness, equality, and transparency.

Test result of a heart treatment pill:

A = Number of heart attacks reduced by 33%
B = 1.4% fewer heart attacks
C = 95.9% of the test group given placebo has not had heart attacks, while 97.3% of people who used the medicine where heart attack free

Naturally, we would prefer alternative A that decreases the number of heart attacks by a full 33%.

The funny thing is that it's the same medicine and the same study. The results of the "Helsinki Heart Study" were:

4081 patients have been observed for 5 years
2051 received the real medicine. 56 of them had a heart attack
2030 received placebo. 84 of them had a heart attack.

The treatment was successful in 28 additional cases. That is 33% of 84 heart attacks without the medicine. The placebo was ineffective in 84/2030 cases, = 4.1%. The treatment only in 56/2051 = 2.7% of cases. That is a reduction of 1.4%. The treatment made 2051 people attack free = 97.3% - as opposed to the placebo with 95.9%.