In the premiere episode of The Celestial Scholar, host Dr. Lauren Van Gerwen opens up about her lifelong curiosity for astrology — a field often dismissed as pseudoscience — and why it continues to fascinate her as a researcher. Through candid reflection, Dr. Lauren explores the tension and harmony between belief and evidence, myth and measurement, and how cultural interpretations of the cosmos have shaped human understanding for centuries.

Join her as she traces her path from early fascination with zodiac signs to a career grounded in scientific inquiry — and discover how studying what isn’t science can still teach us profound lessons about the human search for meaning.