{"product_id":"the-science-of-superstition-how-the-developing-brain-creates-supernatural-beliefs-9780061452659","title":"The Science of Superstition: How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In an account chock full of real-world examples reinforced by experimental research, Hood's marvelous book is an important contribution to the psychological literature that is revealing the actuality of our very irrational human nature.\" -- \u003cem\u003eScience\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vein of Malcolm Gladwell's \u003cem\u003eBlink\u003c\/em\u003e, Mary Roach's \u003cem\u003eSpook\u003c\/em\u003e, and Dan Ariely's \u003cem\u003ePredictably Irrational\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Science of Superstition\u003c\/em\u003e uses hard science to explain pervasive irrational beliefs and behaviors: from the superstitious rituals of sports stars, to the depreciated value of houses where murders were committed, to the adoration of Elvis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061452659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.78d","brand":"Bruce M. Hood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935274700981,"sku":"9780061452659","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bb621f53-2b2f-4734-8772-05c937b4f88c.jpg?v=1688487375","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-science-of-superstition-how-the-developing-brain-creates-supernatural-beliefs-9780061452659","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}