Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Today, astrology is a multibillion-dollar business, encompassing newspaper and magazine horoscopes, digital apps with millions of subscribers, and a growing number of professionals offering services ranging from financial advice to psychotherapy. Yet its tenets are demonstrably false.
Join us on Thursday, April 2, at 7:00 p.m. ET for a Skeptical Inquirer Presents livestream with science journalist Carlos Orsi. Astrology is the archetypal pseudoscience, and its uncritical acceptance leads to consequences that range from personal tragedy to social discrimination. In his new book, What Science Says about Astrology, Carlos Orsi traces the history of the practice, its tense relationship with the legitimate sciences, and its enduring appeal in the modern world.
Carlos Orsi is an award-winning Brazilian science journalist with more than thirty years of experience writing about science and pseudoscience. His work has been featured in all major Brazilian newspapers, and his latest book, Que Bobagem! (What Nonsense!), which examines twelve popular pseudosciences, became a national bestseller. His writing has also appeared in Nautilus, Skeptical Inquirer, and The Skeptic (UK). He is currently the chief editor of Revista Questão de Ciência, the premier skeptical publication in Brazil.
Today, astrology is a multibillion-dollar business, encompassing newspaper and magazine horoscopes, digital apps with millions of subscribers, and a growing number of professionals offering services ranging from financial advice to psychotherapy. Yet its tenets are demonstrably false.
Join us on Thursday, April 2, at 7:00 p.m. ET for a Skeptical Inquirer Presents livestream with science journalist Carlos Orsi. Astrology is the archetypal pseudoscience, and its uncritical acceptance leads to consequences that range from personal tragedy to social discrimination. In his new book, What Science Says about Astrology, Carlos Orsi traces the history of the practice, its tense relationship with the legitimate sciences, and its enduring appeal in the modern world.
Carlos Orsi is an award-winning Brazilian science journalist with more than thirty years of experience writing about science and pseudoscience. His work has been featured in all major Brazilian newspapers, and his latest book, Que Bobagem! (What Nonsense!), which examines twelve popular pseudosciences, became a national bestseller. His writing has also appeared in Nautilus, Skeptical Inquirer, and The Skeptic (UK). He is currently the chief editor of Revista Questão de Ciência, the premier skeptical publication in Brazil.
