Episode
Science is Addicted to Explanations (#140)
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- Deep Psychology
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- Apr 15, 2026
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- 3140
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Summary
What if models were not the only way to understand reality? What if they created deep blind spots, biases and paradigm lock? We continue our April series on the philosophy of science with a look at how science is built on models and explanations, and the problems this creates. These problems extend through much of science, because it is founded on model making. Next listen: The Hidden Dogma in Scientific Thinking (#138) ; The Limits of Brain Science (#139) Philosophy category: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/41de4d4f-0232-4c5d-bb84-436add43f6f9 Explore my 200-episode podcast library: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links