The science of superstition, how the developing brain creates supernatural beliefs, Bruce M. Hood
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The science of superstition, how the developing brain creates supernatural beliefs, Bruce M. Hood
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The science of superstition
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Bruce M. Hood
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how the developing brain creates supernatural beliefs
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In the vein of Malcolm Gladwell's Blink, Mary Roach's Spook, and Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational, The Science of Superstition uses hard science to explain pervasive irrational beliefs and behaviors: from the superstitious rituals of sports stars, to the depreciated value of houses where murders were committed, to the adoration of Elvis
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adult
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