An Ancient Solution to Modern Problems

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<p>People in every country and culture mark important milestones, such as births, marriages and deaths, with intricately choreographed scripts. We even appeal to supernatural forces  to give our favorite sports teams an extra advantage. This week on the show, anthropologist <a href="https://www.xygalatas.com/">Dimitris Xygalatas</a> explains the psychological power behind the sacred and secular rituals that structure our lives. </p><p><i>Did you catch our recent episode about the secret to good gift giving? You can find it </i><a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/the-secret-to-gift-giving/"><i>here </i></a><i>.   And if you like our work, please consider a </i><a href="https://www.patreon.com/HiddenBrain"><i>financial contribution</i></a><i> to help us make many more episodes like this one. </i></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>