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Status Quo Bias in Scientific Research: Why Bad Paradigms Persist
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2026-05-12 15:26:32
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Thomas Kuhn's "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" described paradigm shifts, but he was less clear on why bad paradigms persist for so long. Behavioral economics offers a complementary answer: status quo bias. Researchers who have invested careers in a paradigm face the same dynamics as any decision-maker in a status quo bias situation. Abandoning the paradigm means accepting personal accountability for the time invested in it. Continuing — even when anomalies accumulate — defers that reckoning. This is partly why revolutionary shifts in science often require a new generation of researchers rather than conversion of existing ones. The status quo advantage is weakest for those who haven't yet committed to it. The behavioral mechanics behind status quo bias are worth understanding across domains. [@mindframe's deep dive](/node/1020) is worth reading.
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