After finishing his undergraduate studies in biochemistry and philosophy at the University of Zurich, Karim Bschir obtained a PhD in philosophy of science at the ETH Zurich in 2011 with a thesis on scientific realism (Wissenschaft und Realität, Mohr Siebeck, 2012). He held visiting research positions at the London School of Economics, the Leibniz University in Hannover, and the University Roma Tre. From 2007 to 2016, he was an affiliated researcher at the Collegium Helveticum. In Fall 2014, Karim was a visiting fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. His postdoctoral research project focused on predictions in science and was supported by a Branco Weiss Fellowship.