Superstitions—passed down through generations, or developed spontaneously on certain online forums—gobble up thousands of productive hours yearly. But it would be wrong to say that all that time spent ...

Superstition is the belief in supernatural causality, where certain actions, objects, or rituals are believed to bring about specific outcomes, whether good or bad. While some may dismiss ...

Source: Kane Icarus Lynch, used with permission. In their quest to understand human behavior and belief, psychologists have studied magical thinking and superstitious behavior for over a century. They ...