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Could you predict paradigm shifts?

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Gazedreamer

There is incremental progress, then there are paradigm shifts. Physicist Thomas Kuhn coined the term “paradigm shift” in the 1960s to explain how changes in science occur. Since then, the phrase “paradigm shift” has been applied to other fields outside … Continue reading Could you predict paradigm shifts?

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Would the scientific method be different if we were a different species?

September 21, 2021September 20, 2021 Gazedreamer

I have a crazy thought. I think I have an inkling of something. So, listening to the book The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert had me thinking about the scientific method. One thing that has caught my attention thus far … Continue reading Would the scientific method be different if we were a different species?

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