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How believing in magic keeps us happy and healthy: A Q&A

How believing in magic keeps us happy and healthy: A Q&A | Science News | Scoop.it

Do you believe in magic? Matthew Hutson says you do. And it doesn’t make you stupid or crazy.
Hutson, author of the new book "The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane," has a bachelor’s degree in cognitive neuroscience from Brown University and master’s in science writing from MIT.


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Works like magic

Works like magic | Science News | Scoop.it

In one study led by the psychologist Lysann Damisch of the University of Cologne, subjects were handed a golf ball, and half of them were told that the ball had been lucky so far. Those subjects with a “lucky” ball drained 35 percent more golf putts than those with a “regular” ball.

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