Science The Problem With Astrology Most people know it’s bogus. But dabbling in it anyway isn’t as harmless as it may seem. Illustration by Fangyu Ma Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Sarah “Sally” Snyder, a young, struggling actress, was found dead in a New York City apartment on the eve of her 22 nd birthday, about two weeks before Christmas 1973 . There was a note, and the autopsy revealed a lethal mix of alcohol and barbiturates. She had a history of depression and had attempted to take her own life once before, at the age of 18. The body was identified by Sally’s stepfather in the city morgue, and the death was ruled a suicide. For the authorities, the case was closed. But not so for Sally’s mother, famed astrologer Linda Goodman. Born Mary Alice Kemery, Goodman became, with the publication of Sun Signs in 1968, the first astrologer ever to climb the New York Times Best-Seller List.…