/oss/taxonomy/term/4846/all en /oss/article/pseudoscience/how-astrology-escaped-pull-science <p>Astrology is a funny thing. After having put up with decades of scientific probing, it has retreated to the one area that shields it from a rational critique: mysticism. It may surprise us to learn that in an age of genetic sequencing and powerful telescopes, a system of divination conjured up in the Levant thousands of years ago is still alive and well. In the midst of our pandemic, astrologers are<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7362510/astrology-pandemic-coronavirus/"> reporting better business than usual</a>.</p> Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:44:29 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8442 at /oss