What Mercury in retrograde means and how it works

Mercury in retrograde happens four times this year, and the celestial event is getting a lot of attention. Some think the planet’s movements can hurt communication, technology, travel and more. Michio Kaku, CBS News' science and futurist contributor and physics professor at the City University of New York, joins “CBS This Morning” to explain what's going on.

[carolhunt]

They ask a scientist and astrology question. In the words of Stephen Hawking’s, “ I am an astronomer, not an astrologer.”

[annamichelle]

I love him. hes able to dumb everything down for me

[peacefulleagle]

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.

[mauricepowers]

He’s absolutely the wrong guy to ask they should’ve asked him astrologer !!!

[vibrantone]

I'm so glad that I read the comments instead of watching! Leave it to Gayle to ask the wrong person for answers.

[bestforyouall]

I find funny how he minimize this topic. This is a house transit and is not like everybody will have the same effects with a mercury retrograde. It all depends which house is aspecting for that you need a birth chart which is calculated using your exact moment of birth. Astrology is very very accurate. Scary sometimes. And mercury retrograde is not only what he is saying. Goes way deeper.

[Noruego]

“you only remember the hits, you never remember the misses” is a perfect way to describe conspiracy theories, loved it!

[lusadler]

Oh, for heaven's sake. No wonder I stopped watching CBS.

[eftixismeni]

Doesn’t sound like they bought his answer but they were being kind and respectful to him anyway.

[helensproston]

Mercury definitely does affect those born as gemini and virgo as it's the ruling planet !!! Everything energetically for me slows up and falters during a retrograde I definitely feel the energy of that change hit me as soon as I enter a retrograde illudes us as a planet which us why scientists are still trying to establish much more about this little planet . I personally use this time to re evaluate and reflect and take more time with what I do ....mercury is generally a fast moving planet ....the illusion of it living backwards is interesting ...however there is much more to be discovered regarding the energetic effects thus has ....I also find my speech is affected by it do many others with mercurial ruling sun sign .

[BLISSedWater]

He's incorrect that the planets actually move backward, though. They simply slow down so much that they give the _optical illusion_ of moving backward.

[MedullarisConus]

Why would you invite a physicist to talk about astrology? Celestial mechanics SYMBOLISM is the arena for astrologers..duhhh

[libelulaojo]

When popular news tried to cover the 13th astrological sign (10 years ago) between Sagittarius and Scorpio they were talking to a journalist instead of actual astrologers or an astrologer.

[bethbartlett]

Love him - not 100% in agreement on this one - but he's in my Top 3 Fav Physicists. ⚛

[DifferentSaturner]

Most part of the Mercury is iron. When it goes retrograde, we all feel the geo-magnetic pressure it creates. Our brains get heavily influenced, so everything.

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[soulseye]

If we all looked into our astrology charts we could truly gain a perspective that gives us the upper hand in life...

[renegaderogue]

Ask an Astrologer, they know the stars.

[AzaleaLala]

Why are they asking a Physicist an Astrology question. He doesn't know the answer.

[marleneengleman]

Why was I surprised at a "scientist interpretation

[honestnewsnet]

The fault is not in the stars but in us.