Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-288) and index

What secret do John McEnroe and David Beckham share? -- Could you wear a killer's cardigan? -- Who created creationism? -- Blooming, buzzing babies -- Mind reading 101 -- Freak accidents -- Would you willingly receive a heart transplant from a murderer? -- Why do traveling salesmen sleep with teddy bears? -- The biology of belief -- Would you let your wife sleep with Robert Redford?

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

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