An Ancient Solution to Modern Problems
Hidden Brain - A podcast by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam - Luni
Categories:
People in every country and culture mark important milestones, such as births, marriages and deaths, with intricately choreographed scripts. We even appeal to supernatural forces to give our favorite sports teams an extra advantage. This week on the show, anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas explains the psychological power behind the sacred and secular rituals that structure our lives.
