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Why are people superstitious?
cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 12/02/2026 cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, hallowe'en, but why Clare Jonas 12/02/2026

Why are people superstitious?

An 🦇extremely spooky🦇 Hallowe’en blog, featuring lucky charms, pigeons behaving weirdly, and bananas conspiring against fishers.

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The ugly side of cuteness
perception, evolutionary psychology Clare Jonas 28/02/2022 perception, evolutionary psychology Clare Jonas 28/02/2022

The ugly side of cuteness

What makes an animal cute, and why is that sometimes a bad thing?

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How to cope with a stressful wait
mental health and illness, individual differences, evolutionary psychology, how to Clare Jonas 05/01/2021 mental health and illness, individual differences, evolutionary psychology, how to Clare Jonas 05/01/2021

How to cope with a stressful wait

Struggling with your mental health in COVID lockdown? Me too. Find out how research on stressful waiting can help you deal with it.

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A trip to the Uncanny Valley
individual differences, evolutionary psychology, hallowe'en, social psychology Clare Jonas 23/10/2020 individual differences, evolutionary psychology, hallowe'en, social psychology Clare Jonas 23/10/2020

A trip to the Uncanny Valley

Ever wonder why we find some robots and puppets creepy? Now’s your chance to find out…

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Why we have food preferences
individual differences, perception, evolutionary psychology, but why Clare Jonas 29/04/2019 individual differences, perception, evolutionary psychology, but why Clare Jonas 29/04/2019

Why we have food preferences

You like potato and I like potahto, so let's do some science and find out why.

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Why we see faces in inanimate objects
evolutionary psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 21/03/2019 evolutionary psychology, perception, but why Clare Jonas 21/03/2019

Why we see faces in inanimate objects

It’s called pareidolia and it’s amazing! But why do our brains do it?

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