“Work on problems you most enjoy” — Munk’s legacy

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At issue in this paper is the question of the appropriate relationship between the philosophy and history of science. The discussion starts with a brief sketch of Kuhn's approach, followed by an analysis of the so-called 'testing-theories-of-scientific-change programme'. This programme is an attempt at a more rigorous approach to the historical philosophy of science. Since my conclusion is that...

Beijerinck's work on tobacco mosaic virus: historical context and legacy.

Beijerinck's entirely new concept, launched in 1898, of a filterable contagium vivum fluidum which multiplied in close association with the host's metabolism and was distributed in phloem vessels together with plant nutrients, did not match the then prevailing bacteriological germ theory. At the time, tools and concepts to handle such a new kind of agent (the viruses) were non-existent. Beijeri...

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Legacy Systems and their problems

For many years now companies have been grappling with the problem of legacy systems. These are essentially old but vital IT systems that businesses have come to rely on. As they cannot easily or reliably be scrapped, several techniques have to be employed to deal with user’s needs for increased reliability and functionality. A large section of software maintenance is dedicated to maintaining su...

Could Freemium Models Work for Legacy Newspapers?

In 2015, the Danish newspaper industry continued its decade-long decline of the printed newspaper circulation. The main cause of the decline is the change in preferences of readers, who prefer online news sources. This change in preferences and the resulting decline in circulation have created economic uncertainty for the legacy newspaper firms: while the business model of printed media provide...