Most scientists are constantly collecting new data and trying to work it into a prevailing framework. This is what Kuhn calls “normal science.” They are trying to support the current model. But as they work, they also regularly find facts that don’t fit neatly into the dominant theory. These “anomalies” are set aside. Over time, the junkyard of anomalies might get really big—but most of the folks working in “normal science” are willing to ignore it. The important thing—especially emotionally—is how many of the new facts continue to confirm the theory “all of us” have believed for so long.
...more
