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The Futureverse: From the Ancients to AI

Intelligence Squared

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The History of Astrology and the Birth of Science

Alexander boxer is a data scientist and author of a scheme of heaven, astrology and the birth of science. He says in ancient times there was no sense that you could use astrology to make the world a better place. Now we have more of a sense of the future as plannable, he writes. We need professors of predestination - not just h g Wells.

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