1.0Department of Biology/biologycuthemeedtr5/biology/author/cuthemeedtr5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZBR8J8Zyjn"><a href="/biology/2011/evolutionary-reasons-for-believing-in-luck/">Evolutionary Reasons For Believing In Luck</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/biology/2011/evolutionary-reasons-for-believing-in-luck/embed/#?secret=ZBR8J8Zyjn" width="600" height="338" title="“Evolutionary Reasons For Believing In Luck” — Department of Biology" data-secret="ZBR8J8Zyjn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/biology/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Science is finding that superstition is the by-product of a discerning (if mistaken) brain Posted: June 8, 2011By Cynthia Mills, ISNS Contributor (ISNS)—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? If you do any […]