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The Concept of Revolution in the Sciences: Michael Polanyi's Differences With Thomas Kuhn on Scientific Revolutions

Natural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962) was a blockbuster publication that problematized notions about the origins and nature of scientific revolutions. What became Kuhn's famous rubrics of “normal science” and “paradigms” were similar to concepts of “tacit knowledge” and scientific “frameworks” or “dogmas” in Michael ...
Mary Jo Nye
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How Long Is the Coast of Quantum Chemistry? Or, How to Evaluate Density Functional Theory as a Scientific Revolution

Natural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2026.
Within quantum chemistry, density functional theory (DFT) is a revolution. This serves as an example of a multitude of other scientific events, supporting the idea that revolutions are always large, if observed with the appropriate magnification. ABSTRACT Distinguishing scientific revolutions from normal science is a subjective, conflicting matter ...
Sebastian Kozuch
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Contradicting Kuhn's Popular Notion of Scientific Revolution: Conservative Revolutionaries in the History of Biology

Natural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Proposing the concept of a conservative revolutionary generally and using the examples of Gregor Mendel, Max Delbrück, and Eric Davidson, I fundamentally call into question Thomas Kuhn's ideas of scientific revolutions. I also highlight some problematic consequences of the increasing appreciation of Kuhn's work among scientists and show that ...
Ute Deichmann
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The Revo‐Evo Debate in the History and Philosophy of Science

Natural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2026.
The paper juxtaposes revolutionary and evolutionary positions in epistemology in general as well as the history of science. While it deems the evolutionary arguments more persuasive, it also stresses the dependence of our assessment of change on the language we choose to describe the theories and positions under consideration.
Yemima Ben‐Menahem
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A Dialogue on Revolutions and Revolutionaries in Science: A Perspective From Quantum Mechanics

Natural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT We discuss the notions of scientific revolutions and revolutionaries in the context of the Relativity Revolution and of the First, Second, and Third Quantum Revolutions. We conclude that at the core of the question of what qualifies as a revolution and revolutionary is an assessment of the gradients of knowledge accumulation over time, both at
Ron Folman, Bretislav Friedrich
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ASTRONOMY EDUCATION IN JAPAN

Journal of Science Education in Japan, 1991
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Students’ Experiences of Teachers’ Ways of Unpacking Visual Representations in the Context of Intermolecular Forces

Science Education, Volume 110, Issue 4, Page 1133-1151, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This is the third article in a series, emanating from a project that used social semiotics and phenomenography to explore the role visual representations play in the teaching and learning of chemistry. Building on our earlier work that identified five qualitatively different ways that teachers may use to unpack visual representations in their ...
Emelie Patron, Cedric Linder, Jonathan Clark, Susanne Wikman   +3 more
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LLM‐Assisted Topic Modelling for Hate Speech Characterization

Expert Systems, Volume 43, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT In the digital era, the internet and social media have transformed communication but have also facilitated the spread of hate speech and disinformation, leading to radicalization, polarisation and toxicity. This is especially concerning for media outlets due to their significant role in shaping public discourse. This study examines the topics,
Alejandro Buitrago López, Javier Pastor‐Galindo, José A. Ruipérez‐Valiente   +2 more
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The Development and Validation of Models of Risk for Behaviours That Challenge in Children With Developmental Disabilities: A Novel Machine Learning Approach

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Volume 70, Issue 7, Page 700-708, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Children with developmental disabilities show a high prevalence of behaviours that challenge (BtC). Thus, harnessing known risk markers to target early intervention to children at the greatest risk of BtC is essential. In this study, machine learning techniques were used to develop prediction models of risk (no, low and high ...
Laura Groves, Guy Davies, Chris Oliver, Debbie Allen, Charlie Bamford, Louise Bell, Chloe Brown, Vivian Cooper, Louise Daniel, Jo Garstang, Chris Jones, Joseph P. McCleery, Ashley Liew, John Rose, Doug Simkiss, Catherine Steenfeldt‐Kristensen, Alice Welham, Caroline Richards   +17 more
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Nanoscale Mapping of Plasmonic Charge Transport in Nano‐Resonators Based on Resistive Switching Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 46, 8 June 2026.
In this strategy, a conductive nano‐probe is employed to induce nanoscale phase transitions and map the nanoscale conductivity and trap density of GST films. By utilizing the contrasting properties of phase‐change states, nano‐resonators are fabricated that exhibit plasmonic conduction and dramatically different transport characteristics.
Sunwoo Bang, Seunghyo Park, Shashank Shekhar, Yuhyeon Oh, Seunghun Hong   +4 more
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