As humans, we tend to like certainty and #control – or at least the illusion of it. But of course, our world and our lives don't always appear to follow our expectations, so how do we handle #randomness? And does our desire for control explain the universal presence of #superstitions that have absolutely no scientific basis? Stuart Vyse, a behavioural scientist and professor of psychology, brings us his Perspective on our need for patterns and why irrational behaviour can persist in the face of scientific fact. 

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