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Jan 22, 2023
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Thomas Kuhn’s 1962 book “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” is one of the most cited academic books of all time. It’s also a good guide to momentum thinking.

Scientists look toward opened door with child in spacesuit and old-fashioned rocket.
Image by Dall-E: Scientific Discovery

Revolutionary inflection points in scientific knowledge, according to Kuhn, are different from normal periods of scientific progress. Paradigm shifts, lik…

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