In the “Philosophy Podcast,” Ghent-based philosopher of science Pieter Beck talks about Thomas Kuhn. In The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Kuhn set out his theory on the rise and fall of scientific paradigms. Why, according to Kuhn, are scientists almost never engaged in falsification, as Karl Popper claims? How did he earn the nickname “the worst enemy of science”? And why is Einstein’s statement “God does not play dice” a sign of crisis?
