The Conversation
What AI researchers can learn from alchemy and astrology
4 min read · From 2019 · The future of AI is in more mundane applications, believes a professor of computer science.
Reader View · Shared by 16, including LoriBeth
Forge
The Self-Help Movement That Is Upending American Christianity
20+ min read · From 2019 · The Enneagram has found a passionate following amongst Evangelicals, drawing young believers steeped in astrology, self-care, and wellness
Reader View · Shared by 20, including LoriBeth, Kyle Chayka
The New York Times
Now Therapists Have to Figure Out Astrology, Tarot and Psychedelics
6 min read · From 2019 · Patients are confronting psychotherapists with a fresh pile of really useful challenges.
Reader View · Shared by 26, including hiten.eth, LoriBeth
The Atlantic
The New Age of Astrology
20+ min read · From 2018 · In a stressful, data-driven era, many young people find comfort and insight in the zodiac—even if they don’t exactly believe in it.
Reader View · Shared by 27, including Helen De Cruz, LoriBeth, Charlie O'Donnell
Guardian Tech
Signs of the times: horoscopes rise again online
4 min read · From 2019 · Could widespread feelings of anger and powerlessness be behind the astrology boom?
Reader View · Shared by 11, including Sarah-Jayne Gratton, LoriBeth, Dean Anthony Gratton
VICE
What Your Relationship with Your Mom Is Like, According to Astrology
6 min read · From 2020 · Between mothers and daughters exists perhaps the most complicated relationship between any two people. We turned to the stars to help us understand it.
Reader View · Shared by 6, including LoriBeth, Buble
The Cut
Who Cares If Astrology Isn’t Real?
8 min read · From 2020 · It’s not a science — which is why I love it.
Reader View · Shared by 12, including LoriBeth
TIME
How the Month You Were Born Affects Your Personality, According to Science
4 min read · From 2017 · No, it's not astrology
Reader View · Shared by 13, including Thomas Power, LoriBeth, Merkstatt
Nautilus Magazine
Why Astrology Matters
8 min read · From 2020 · A few years ago, I went to an astrologer as research for a radio show exploring strange beliefs. Vishal knew only my name, and date…
Reader View · Shared by 29, including Gabriele, Jason Silva, Anita Leirfall
Nautilus Magazine
Explaining the Unexplainable
10 min read · From 2018 · During the Enlightenment, the French philosopher Voltaire called superstition a “mad daughter” and likened it to astrology. The…
Reader View · Shared by 25, including Nir Eyal, Ward Plunet
The New York Times
Personality Tests Are the Astrology of the Office
9 min read · From 2019 · At their best, psychometric tests can facilitate conversations about emotions and personality and may provoke the sort of introspection that leads to positive change. At their worst, psychometric tests lead to baseless generalizations and limit opportunities unfairly. Emma Greenberg, a researcher and writer for The New York Times, doesn’t bash the use of personality tests in the workplace but does warn against overemphasizing the value they can bring. If such tests are in use at your company or if you are considering introducing them, you should read Greenberg’s thoughtful exploration.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 103, including Esther Schindler, Forbes India, getAbstract, LoriBeth, Alexandra Wong
The Baffler
Astrology Year Zero
~12 min read · From 2019 · Interest in astrology can be tracked from alternative social media spaces and blogs, through more popular memes and viral astrology accounts, to merch at Urban Outfitters.
Reader View · Shared by 17, including T. Greer, LoriBeth
Fast Company
From tarot readings to Gemini memes, astrology has officially infiltrated work culture
9 min read · From 2019 · Peak Astrology means your millennial coworkers probably have a Slack channel for horoscopes.
Reader View · Shared by 18, including LoriBeth, Guy Kawasaki
Mashable
Calls to delete popular astrology app Co—Star after controversial protest meme
2 min read · 2020-06-04 · Maybe don't meme police brutality protests.
Reader View · Shared by 9, including LoriBeth
Speaking Tree
Astrology For Our Times
3 min read · 2020-06-10 · Astrology For Our Times - Astrolgically, from a Western Astrology perspective, the big influences affecting everybody in these unusual times is that two major planets, Pluto and Jupiter, have been…
Reader View · Shared by 5
The New Yorker
Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty
~17 min read · From 2019 · Millennials who see no contradiction between using astrology and believing in science are fuelling a resurgence of the practice.
Reader View · Shared by 102, including LoriBeth, Merkstatt, Liliane Ferrari ™, Justin Tiehen, Joss Fong, Dominik Grolimund, Katja Evertz
