"Has Fundamental Science Outpaced Its Own Success?"
The article explores how the geocentric model of the universe persisted for over a millennium not due to dogmatic groupthink but because it fit the observable data better than alternatives. It highlights the eventual shift to the heliocentric model, driven by Kepler's elliptical orbits, which provided a more accurate explanation of planetary motions. The piece underscores that scientific revolutions occur when new theories not only match but surpass the explanatory power of existing models.