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Back in 1659, people believed that blowing smoke into the anus would bring back life. Today, there are no fewer myths in medicine, Andriy MED Goblin is convinced. But why do we continue to believe in myths? About the work of the brain, “cognitive errors”, the tricks of marketers and about myths in medicine, in the speech of MED Goblin. Andriy MedGoblin is an anesthesiologist, candidate of medical sciences, blogger. He promotes critical thinking and writes fiction. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx