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Women and Superstitions – Part Two

by podblack on April 27, 2008

Following on from Women and Superstitions — Part One. I’d like to first return briefly to Dr Michael Shermer’s book ‘Why People Believe in Weird Things‘. You may have even seen the TED talk of the same title — here’s part one of two: From the book: For a variety of reasons related to the [...]

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‘Tis the Season For Superstition

by podblack on December 21, 2007

Although it is time for seasonal cheer, beer, what have you – the end of our school year for us in the southern hemisphere includes a fresh batch of abandoned lucky charms to clean out of my classroom. It’s a part of what I want to study next year. It seems to be a common [...]

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