The Science of Superstition: Why Human Brains Look for Patterns on Friday the 13th?
Friday the 13ths have always been a time of bad luck, of strange coincidences and disturbing predictions. However, psychology indicates that the fear associated with this date is more reflective of human thought than of any threat from the supernatural. The Friday the 13th Superstition illustrates how the brain looks for patterns, recalls the unusual and links unrelated experiences. The …

