An edition of Supersense (2009)

Supersense

why we believe in the unbelievable

1st ed.
Supersense
Bruce M. Hood, Bruce M. Hood
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An edition of Supersense (2009)

Supersense

why we believe in the unbelievable

1st ed.

A neuroscientist identifies a high prevalence of belief in supernatural phenomena and superstition while explaining why people are innately subject to such beliefs, in an account that explores why superstitions promote societal bonding.

Publish Date
Publisher
HarperOne
Language
English
Pages
302

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Supersense: why we believe in the unbelievable
2009, HarperOne
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Table of Contents

What secret do John McEnroe and David Beckham share?
Could you wear a killer's cardigan?
Who created creationism?
Blooming, buzzing babies
Mind reading 101
Freak accidents
Would you willingly receive a heart transplant from a murderer?
Why do traveling salesmen sleep with teddy bears?
The biology of belief
Would you let your wife sleep with Robert Redford?

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-288) and index.

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New York
Other Titles
Super sense

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
153.4
Library of Congress
BF773 .H66 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 302 p. :
Number of pages
302

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23988038M
ISBN 10
0061452645
ISBN 13
9780061452642
LCCN
2008015038

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