Skeptoid #173: All About Astrology

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Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2009

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Astrology neither has plausibility nor any test data showing that its predictions are better than random chance.

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0:00.0	Various forms of astrology were the cutting edge of science for millennia.
0:08.8	Humans are smart, and we try to make sense of our world and to understand what happens
0:12.8	and why.
0:14.2	And until we knew better, we looked to the stars and the planets for guidance.
0:19.2	So if this belief system is so outdated, why are an increasing number of modern people
0:25.8	turning back to it?
0:27.7	All about astrology is coming up right now on Skeptoid.
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1:22.0	I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.
1:25.5	All about astrology.
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