Supersense
Subtitle: why we believe in the unbelievable
By: Bruce M. Hood.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780061452642
Subjects: Belief and doubt; Supernatural; Psychology and religion; Psychology, Religious
Other titles: Super sense
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-288) and index.
Table of contents: title: What secret do John McEnroe and David Beckham share?; title: Could you wear a killer's cardigan?; title: Who created creationism?; title: Blooming, buzzing babies; title: Mind reading 101; title: Freak accidents; title: Would you willingly receive a heart transplant from a murderer?; title: Why do traveling salesmen sleep with teddy bears?; title: The biology of belief; title: Would you let your wife sleep with Robert Redford?