I would then instruct the class to develop hypotheses as to how the trick is done and list what types of evidence are relevant (sometimes playing the same trick several times when asked to do so). I would then play the video and stop after each trick. In class, I would break students up into small groups and have them assign a secretary.
#Kuhn paradigm shift series
I stumbled upon this video of Penn and Teller doing a series of magic tricks and thought this would be the perfect vehicle to show students how you can move from normal science, to crisis, and then experience a complete paradigm shift. I wanted to design a class activity that not only discussed historical examples of what Kuhn calls “paradigm shifts,” but I also wanted them to experience it for themselves. As part of this, students can sometimes be convinced that science is all about tweaking and slightly modifying core theories and that the world looked the same in the 17 th century as it does today. I find that students can often be locked in to the position that scientific study has been and will always be a constant progression. Teaching Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions has its own unique challenges. Suddenly the explanation to the tricks is revealed and the viewer experiences something like a paradigm shift. In this comedy clip from Saturday Night Live “magicians” perform mind bending tricks.
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