We sure do fall for some goofy stuff, don't we? I wonder if there's, like, a reason why or something? Well hottest dog, wouldn't ya know it, the boys have some answers for us! After a recap of last week's spooky pants and conspiracy balloons, Wyatt and Jake dive right into the psychological and neurological explanations for why exactly the h*ck we can be so easily convinced. Take off your magical thinking cap and put on your critical thinking cap — it's time to finish what last episode started, on this week's Superduperstitious! EPISODE LINKS ParaBreakdown video: <a href="https://youtu.be/xvIPNYTzGuA" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/xvIPNYTzGuA</a>Erik Vance interview: <a href="https://goo.gl/7umvsk" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/7umvsk</a>Karl K. Korff article: <a href="https://goo.gl/R5K9Kt" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/R5K9Kt</a>Ulric Neisser experiment: <a href="https://goo.gl/XrEy3P" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/XrEy3P</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 41 – Tales from the Crypt(ozoology Conference)

A podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky: Superduperstitious is a comedy podcast that looks at the mysterious and scary world of the weird and says, "Wait. What?" Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart possible explanations for unexplained, supernatural, and otherwise strange phenomena. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.