The Spectator

Barometer | 12 May 2016

Also in our Barometer column: how astrologers fool people; the debts of the aged; DNA profiles

issue 14 May 2016

Secrets of the stars

The astrologer Jonathan Cainer died after beginning his last horoscope for his own star sign: ‘We’re not here for long. So make the best of every moment.’ Why do people believe horoscopes?
— In 1948 psychologist Bertram R. Forer gave each of his students what he said was a unique assessment of their character and asked them to rate it for accuracy.

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