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The Life of Karl Popper
Karl Raimund Popper was born July 28, 1902, in Vienna, Austria, and passed away on September 17, 1994, due to complications of cancer, pneumonia, and kidney failure. -
Demarcation between Science and Pseudoscience
Popper proposed demarcation as a way to differentiate between science and non-science. -
Falsifiability
Popper proposed that all scientific theories should have potential falsifiers in order to be proven false and if they are, then they can be used in studies. -
Popper's Theories Sumarized
In Popper's early work there are many works about the problem of demarcation or the difference between science and non-science. Before Popper, scientists were focused on proving their theory right over and over again to make sure it is indeed a scientific theory. Popper focused on proving that a theory can be proven false in order to keep updating the theory and push boundaries. Falsifiability and demarcation are symbols of the legacy Popper leaves behind and practices that we still use today. -
Karl Popper in 10 mins
