The Science of Superstition: How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs

· Harper Collins
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In The Science of Superstition, cognitive psychologist Bruce Hood examines the ways in which humans understand the supernatural, revealing what makes us believe in the unbelievable.

*Previously published as SuperSense.

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4.7
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A Google user
August 5, 2012
Read Amber's entire review and you will see she is a creationist who objects to being called superstitious. This is an erudite, intriguing, and witty book that examines our innate inability to live life completely rationally.
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About the author

BRUCE HOOD is the author of The Science of Superstition and is one of the leading international authorities on child development and supernatural thinking in adults. He has a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has been a faculty member at UCL and Harvard and was a visiting scientist at MIT. He is currently the chair of developmental psychology at Bristol University in England and director of the Bristol Cognitive Development Centre. Born in Toronto, he now lives in Bristol, England.

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