Texas Students Test Astrology Predictions

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One of the most popular forms of fortunetelling is astrology, and almost every newspaper has an astrology column. How accurate are these astrological predictions for any given day? Could you pick the prediction for your sign after you already know what kind of day you've had? To answer this question high school science students from Desoto, Texas, helped JR. SKEPTIC test the predictions from an astrology column from one of the most widely read newspapers in the U.S. Students were given a list of predictions for the previous day for all astrological signs. They were asked to pick the prediction that best matched the experiences they actually had on that day. Over a two-week period, 64 …