Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Have you ever knocked on wood for good luck? This superstition stems from an old Pagan belief that spirits live in trees, and if you knocked on ...

Most people don't believe in magic, but they may still wish for a good outcome by knocking on wood. Magical thinking—the need to believe that one’s hopes and desires can have an effect on how ...

Percussionist Adrian Spillett takes soundings at Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Birmingham’s Symphony Hall opened in 1991, and has been critically acclaimed as Britain’s finest concert hall.