The less intelligent more likely to accept astrology as scientific

Gene Expression
By Razib Khan
Aug 26, 2011 8:00 AMOct 17, 2019 7:30 PM

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Over at Culture of Science Sheril Kirshenbaum posts a figure from the NSF displaying what proportion of those without high school educations and those with college educations accept the scientific status of astrology. It’s pretty clear to me that this is the ASTROSCI variable from the General Social Survey. It asks:

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