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The idea the number 13 is unlucky isnt rational and yet airports typically exclude Gate 13. Whether we believe in superstitions or not, they can influence behavior.

The idea the number 13 is unlucky isnt rational, and yet airports typically exclude Gate 13. Whether we believe in superstitions or not – possibly while refusing to gaze into a cracked mirror – they can influence behavior.

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Book Notes is taking a brief summer break, but meanwhile, of course, the life of the library continues in all its richness. As you know from the June Book Notes, on Sunday, July 10, Professor Stuart V...

Many of us have long seen Friday the 13th as day of bad omens. The date has been considered bad luck for many years, but why is that?

Friday 13 has long been considered, by those who believe in it, a day to cancel your plans and be extra careful: have you ever wondered why?

Friday the 13th is considered unlucky not because of a horror movie. But because of Jesus. Heres more about the date.

The Stonington Free Library and the Stonington Historical Society will present a free program on Sunday, March 13, at 5 p.m. about the history of the

Research credentials won’t resonate with science skeptics. Is it time for psychological science to incorporate tactics from public relations?

First Sight by Philip Larkin Lambs that learn to walk in snow When their bleating clouds the air Meet a vast unwelcome, know Nothing but a sunless glare. Newly stumbling t...