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The Mummy’s Curse

2021/10/29
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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Tim Harford: 本期节目探讨了围绕图坦卡蒙墓的所谓"诅咒"的各种说法。通过对历史事件和相关报道的仔细分析,Harford指出,许多所谓的"不幸事件"并非真实存在,或者与墓穴本身并无直接关联。他认为,这些故事是媒体炒作、选择性偏差和人们对巧合的误读的混合体。例如,许多所谓的受害者并非死于神秘原因,而是死于当时常见的疾病或意外事故。Harford还强调了安慰剂效应和反安慰剂效应在这些故事中的作用,以及人们如何因为相信诅咒而经历负面健康后果。他以Target公司根据顾客购物习惯预测其行为的案例为例,说明了选择性偏差如何影响人们对事件的解读。Harford最终得出结论,图坦卡蒙墓的"诅咒"更多的是一个引人入胜的故事,而非真实存在的现象。他引用了多位专家的研究和分析,驳斥了诅咒存在的可能性,并揭示了这些故事背后的真相。

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The narrative explores the eerie incidents surrounding the purchase and transportation of a mummy case, including accidents and deaths that seemed to follow those involved.

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Disturbing the remains of the Egyptian pharaohs is known to incur a deadly curse, so why did a team of archeologists still risk inciting the wrath of King Tutankhamun by entering his burial chamber? And how many of them met a premature end for their impudence?

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