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4: Ghosts

Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind

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The Benefits of Telling Ghost Stories to Young Children

Amanda has a theory on why we find ghost sightings so scary. She says, spooky encounters seem to trigger a fight or flight response. A very old part of our brain trying to keep us safe. Is that why we believe in ghosts with so little hard evidence?

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