# The Power of Anomalies: Progress in science is sometimes propelled by the discovery of experimental oddities that inspire a fresh perspective on nature August 28, 2018 - [ News ](/news-categories/news) Read the new *Scientitic American* blog entry by Avi Loeb, "Progress in science is sometimes triggered by surprises. Data collection resembles gathering of new pieces in a jigsaw puzzle and placing them together. Sometimes one of the pieces does not quite fit. It is natural for scientists to instinctively argue that such a piece does not belong; perhaps it is an artifact driven by uncertainties in the data or a misinterpretation of the experiment." See also:- [ Faculty ](/announcements/faculty) - [ 2018 ](/news-date/2018) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)