2022/10/21

Sociologist Barry Markovsky Explains the “Sense of Anomaly” That Makes Some Wary of the Number Thirteen

● 21/10/2022
“In everyday life, 13 is less common than 12. There’s no 13th month, 13-inch ruler, or 13 o’clock.”
– Sociologist Barry Markovsky, explaining how “sense of anomaly” can contribute to the irrational fear some people have of the number 13 (a phobia not so commonly referred to as triskaidekaphobia)
The Conversation
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