Why do people see faces in nature, interpret window stains as human figures, hear voices in random sounds generated by electronic devices or find conspiracies in the daily news? A proximate cause is ...

Belief is the natural state of things, as our inner belief engine tries to seek patterns and make connections. Disbelief is uncomfortable. Patternicity: The tendency to find meaningful patterns where ...

You experience the following on a Monday: The alarm clock does not wake you up and you are now late for work. The cat has peed on the couch. The coffeemaker is making strange noises and doesn't seem ...