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STUART BRIERS ILLUSTRATION: MAGICAL CONTAGION

January 27, 2017

Stuart Briers’ illustration for Scientific American Mind accompanied an article on why people cherish family heirlooms and celebrity memorabilia, objects which are in some way thought to contain a piece of the person they relate to. This phenomenon of “magical contagion” helps fulfill our need for social connection. 

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