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Almost everyone has at least one superstition they adhere too, and science says that might be for good reason! In this episode, we talk about the origins of two popular superstitions (including one that dates back to over 5000 years ago!), and then jump into the science behind how people use superstition to make (or break) their own luck. ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ** Want to listen without the ads?
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participants who were told I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you or were given a lucky charm actually improve their performance in golf, motor dexterity, memory, anagram games. And the authors attribute this to the confidence boost that they got from activating the superstition.
“there's literally no way that me flipping off the lights in the lab did anything to the power of that instrument. But I'm going to tell you right now that for the four years after that, every time I was running that instrument and using that detector, I would leave a note on the outside of the lab to say, Hey, please leave the lights on overnight.”
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