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Episode 167 – The Science of Astrology, Our Destiny in Data w/ Dr. Alexander Boxer

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Alexander Boxer is a data scientist and author who revels in the ways that ancient and modern science can both be used to provide insights into our lives. Alexander Boxer has a PhD in Physics from MIT, a…

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April 10, 2020
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Alexander Boxer is a data scientist and author who revels in the ways that ancient and modern science can both be used to provide insights into our lives.

Alexander Boxer has a PhD in Physics from MIT, a master’s degree in the History of Science from Oxford, and a bachelors in Classical Language from Yale. His work has appeared in the Nature Physics journal, and he was also a field agent for Atlas Obscura.

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Alexander is the author of A Scheme of Heaven, a book in which he looks back at the history of astrology, merging his love for numbers and past events with his desire to learn more about how we try to predict the future, both in the past, and right now.

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The Science of Astrology, Our Destiny in Data w/ Dr. Alexander Boxer

Alexander Boxer has a PhD in Physics from MIT, a master’s degree in the History of Science from Oxford, and a bachelors in Classical Language from Yale. His work has appeared in the Nature Physics journal, and he was also a field agent for Atlas Obscura.

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