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SuperSense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable

“In an account chock full of real-world examples reinforced by experimental research, Hood’s marvelous book is an important contribution to the psychological literature that is revealing the actuality of our very irrational human nature.” — Science

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.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 320
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-06-145264-2
  • EAN
  • 9780061452642
  • Genres
  • psychology, religion, science, philosophy, neuroscience, cultural, sociology, social
  • Release date
  • 2009