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A double-blind test of astrology

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Two double-blind tests were made of the thesis that astrological ‘natal charts’ can be used to describe accurately personality traits of test subjects.

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  1. Shawn Carlson

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  1. Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA

    Shawn Carlson

  2. Lawrence Berkeley Labs, Bldg 50, Rm 348, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA

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Carlson, S. A double-blind test of astrology. Nature 318, 419–425 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/318419a0

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