You may know more about Egyptian Pharaohs than about your local bus route

Given that you have been waiting for the elevator for 3 minutes, how much longer will you have to wait? And if a Pharaoh has reigned for 10 years already, what will be the total duration of his reign? People are surprisingly adept at such predictions, but they may have more difficulty with their local bus system. Recent research points to possible reasons.

Source: Psychonomic Society News - April 16, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: news