Fear leads to Magical Thinking

[liveonearth]

There's been a round of interesting research, published in Science magazine, about how people crave order when they are under stress, and that craving leads to all manner of interesting choices including adherence to conspiracy theories and superstition. There was a huge increase in the popularity of astrology during the Great Depression. What is

Comments

[neptunia67]

This was a good lecture. There really is a science to marketing and illusions in decision making.

[b_vainamoinen]

I watched that whole thing and thought it was very good.