Happy Twosday!
February 21, 2022, Barry Markovsky
Barry Markovsky, professor emeritus of sociology, writes for The Conversation about how the human brain has evolved to find meaning in numbers.
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How did the superstition that broken mirrors cause bad luck start?
June 30, 2021, Barry Markovsky
The origins of many superstitions are unknown. Others can be traced to specific times in history, sociology professor Barry Markovsky writes in The Conversation. Included in this second category is a superstition that is between 2,000 and 2,700 years old: Breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck.