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What Makes Some People Think Astrology is Scientific?
- Hosted by:
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Speaker:
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Nick Allum, Department of Sociology, University of Essex
- Starts:
- May 21, 2008 at 05:15 pm
- Ends:
- May 21, 2008 at 06:15 pm
- Location:
- London School of Economics, St. Clements Building, Social Psychology Institute , Room S314, 3rd floor, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE United Kingdom
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Description
When asked in surveys, a sizeable proportion of Europeans and Americans consistently report believing that astrology is ‘scientific’. Why might this be? In this paper I explore, and test empirically, some possible explanations underlying variation in the extent of such beliefs amongst European publics. These include science literacy, semantic ambiguity, political values and personality.
Sponsored by NESTA
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
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- Contact person:
- LSE
