Tag Archives: Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th: The Double Feature

Posted on 2026-03-13 by The Narrator

Last month, we survived the first Friday the 13th of the year. We checked our blind spots, avoided ladders and perhaps felt a smug sense of relief when the clock struck midnight as the calendar rolled over to the 14th. … Continue reading →

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Superstition, Statistics and Our Unshakable Love of Spooky Math

Posted on 2026-02-13 by The Narrator

It’s not quite Halloween. There are no ghosts, no monsters, no spooky hauntings, no plastic skeletons on the lawn, no “fun-size” candy bars clogging the pantry and no neighbors dressed as inflatable dinosaurs, at least not in the costume aisle … Continue reading →

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