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Barry Markovsky, The Conversation

Happy ‘Twosday’: A brief history of why we find numbers like 22/02/22 fascinating

While the number pattern stands out, does it mean anything?

Barry Markovsky, The Conversation
· Feb 21, 2022 · 11:30 pm
Why many still believe that broken mirrors cause bad luck – a superstition from Roman times?

Sometimes, human brains infer cause-and-effect patterns that are not real.

Barry Markovsky, The Conversation
· Jul 10, 2021 · 11:30 pm