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Ken Drinkwater and Neil Dagnall, The Conversation
The science and psychology behind why people believe in curses
The power of popular culture curses stems from a confirmation bias: people want to attribute meaning to random events.
Ken Drinkwater and Neil Dagnall, The Conversation
· Sep 08, 2019 · 11:30 pm
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