Spooky Brain Tricks That Make You Superstitious (Nat Geo Kids)

Watch this full episode of Brain Games, "Superstitions", on Nat Geo Kids YouTube! Do you have a lucky number? Do you cross the street to avoid black cats? Have you ever thought you knew what someone was about to say, and turned out to be right? Superstition can sometimes be a big part of our daily lives – the same remarkable power our brain has to learn language, find meaning in chaos, and hit home runs, also makes us believe things with no basis in reality. We'll show you why. 0:00 Intro 0:49 Why We're Superstitious 1:55 Your Brain Sees Patterns 4:32 Seeing Things That Aren't There 8:30 Mind Reading Tricks 13:15 Can Psychics Read Minds? 16:06 How Cold Reading Works 19:04 Confirmation Bias Watch More Brain Games episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQlnTldJs0ZTlWRjsXt9j81-N00ZqSslQ ➡ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@natgeokids About National Geographic: Nat Geo Kids is the ultimate destination for fun, educational videos for kids who love to explore. Discover awesome animal facts, cool science experiments, funny pets, and mind-bending mysteries about Earth and Space in weird, wild, and wacky family-friendly videos made just for curious kids like you! Spooky Brain Tricks That Make You Superstitious 🐈‍⬛ | Brain Games Full Episode | Nat Geo Kids https://youtu.be/Gvmyc2yW_NM Visit the National Geographic Kids website for more games, photos, and videos at https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ Watch more National Geographic Kids videos at https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos National Geographic Kids https://www.youtube.com/NatGeoKids