Karl Popper's "principle of falsifiability" is one of the few philosophical ideas that physicists regularly mention. But science is far more complex than it suggests, says Robert P Crease As a ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The world has been paying lots of attention ...

Philosophy of science treats knowledge as ever-evolving, rather than fixed in place. Scientific theories do not need to ...

An analysis of 70 papers shows that most scientific research does not advance by "falsification," as philosopher Karl Popper made famous. Ironically, falsification has itself been falsified. Science ...

"Just Smile and Conform," by English artist Stevie Taylor, 2000. Private collection. Source: Copyright Stevie Taylor/Bridgeman Images. Used with permission. “You ...