News tagged with lucky charms
Evolutionary reasons for believing in luck
How far will you go to avoid bad luck? Do you avoid walking under ladders, carry lucky charms, or perhaps instead perform special rituals before important meetings or sporting events?
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Keep your fingers crossed: How superstition improves performance
Don't scoff at those lucky rabbit feet. New research shows that having some kind of lucky token can actually improve your performance - by increasing your self-confidence.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Superstition proved to improve performance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Superstitions are often regarded as irrational and inconsequential, but researchers in Germany have been taking them seriously, trying to identify the benefits of superstitions, if any, and their underlying ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Warnings of ecological timebomb after Italy ship wreck
Fears rose of an environmental disaster from a wrecked cruise ship in an area of outstanding natural beauty in Italy on Monday as hopes faded of finding any more survivors on board.
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Atlantis, astronauts ready; weather maybe not
(AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Friday on the final flight of the 30-year program, even though stormy weather threatened to delay the launch.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Review: So many coupon sites, so little time
(AP) -- If Groupon isn't as ubiquitous as, say, Facebook, it's getting there. The website, which offers daily coupons to local restaurants, bars and other businesses, has 60 million members worldwide, about ...
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Ancient shells meet high-tech: Researchers study the sound of pre-Incan conches (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists and acousticians strike an unusual partnership to understand the mesmerizing role of conches in the temple culture around Peru's Chavin.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 07, 2011 |
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New research project offers insight into superstitious behavior
People who believe that fate and chance control their lives are more likely to be superstitious -- but when faced with death they are likely to abandon superstition altogether, according to a recent Kansas State University ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Consumers devouring nutrient-spiked foods, drinks
(AP) -- From heart-friendly margarines to sugary cereals that strengthen bones, once-demonized foods are being spiked with nutrients to give them a healthier glow - and consumers are biting, even on some ...
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Walking forum report shows need to expand physical activity in schools
With childhood obesity expanding to epidemic proportions in the United States, educators, researchers and health practitioners are actively seeking to identify effective means of addressing this public-health crisis.
Sep 30, 2008 |
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Skill, superstition: no effect on luck
Research by Drake University psychology professors suggests the more mental mistakes gamblers make, the more they bet.
Dec 15, 2005 |
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Limited Edition 'Harajuku Lovers' Digital Camera - Only 3,000 Produced
Designed for her fans, the limited edition (only 3,000 produced) "HP Photosmart R607 Harajuku Lovers Digital Camera by Gwen Stefani" is styled in turquoise and white with maroon-colored accents, including ...
May 16, 2005 |
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