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by Karl Popper
This is Popper's answer to Hume's problem of induction. Science never verifies a theory; it conjectures and then tries to refute, so what makes a theory scientific is that it forbids something you could observe. Falsifiability, corroboration and the demarcation problem all start here. Read it alongside Kuhn to see the argument philosophy of science has been having ever since.
March 30, 2026
Veritasium tells the story of antimatter's discovery, PBS Space Time asks if we can test quantum gravity, and Experimental History on why being serious matters.
January 12, 2026
Dan Carlin's Alexander the Great series reaches its third installment, Quanta reports on weakening dark energy, and a Philosophize This! episode on Dostoevsky's demons.
July 20, 2026
Dynomight on the coming end of pseudonymity, Brian Potter scores 239 laws against their promises, and a Sears-catalog rewrite of American growth.
