Have you ever seen a ghost? Are you a ghost believer or skeptic? Or are you just looking to get into the Halloween spirit? This episode is for you! Welcome back to the first episode of Season 2 of The Secret Life of Numbers podcast where we dissect everyday numbers and statistics to find the stories behind them. This week we are tackling a stat we came across that 4/10 Americans believe in ghosts. Join the hosts, Levannia and Lindsay to hear about how this number came to be, why sampling matters, and why our brains want to believe in ghosts. Happy spooky season, listeners! Have a burning question about something we have covered on the podcast? Or have a suggestion of what we should cover next? Leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts and we might answer your question in our post-season 2 burning questions episode. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook @thesecretlifeofnumbers https://instagram.com/thesecretlifeofnumbers https://facebook.com/thesecretlifeofnumbers Find the references we used in this episode in our Show Notes (https://thesecretlifeofnumberspodcast.wordpress.com/show-notes/) Check out our Anchor Profile (anchor.fm/thesecretlifeofnumbers) Sound Editing/Original Music by Julian Bertino Sound [email protected] www.julianbertinosound.com Send us an email! [email protected] Tags: halloween, ghosts, supernatural, ghostbusters, scicomm, data science, science communication, women in STEM

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