A new book has been published (in the US) by sociologists Dr. Carson Mencken and Dr. Christopher Bader, which students studying the Anomalistic Psychology option of the AQA-A specification may find useful or just plain interesting. In their book, (published on 25 November in the UK) they tell about their unusual research into avid believers in the paranormal. [Some of their findings are at the bottom of the article]

Lucky charms and superstitions actually work, according to new research, but it isn't down to magic.