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For thousands of years, people have been looking to the heavens for signs, observing the planets for predictions on the harvest, drought, famine, war, peace and even the fates of kings. While most of today's astronomers consider astrology as fake as palm reading or fortune telling, historian Benson Bobrick says that astrology and astronomy used to be firmly linked together. Bobrick traces the history of astrology, from the ancient Assyrians to modern times. Laura's guest is Benson Bobrick, Historian and Author. His latest book is entitled "The Fated Sky: Astrology in History".