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84. Why Do We Find So Much Meaning in Meaningless Coincidences?
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Posted Jul 19, 2026 at 12:00 am.
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Why are humans so fascinated by coincidences? What do Carl Jung and an album by The Police have in common? And what did Stephen win in a bar mitzvah limbo contest? This episode originally aired on January 30th, 2022.
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