Categories: Site glossary
This entry refers to (1) the principle and (2) the radio programme
1. Occam's/Ockham's razor is a principle named after William of Ockham to the effect that when there are several mooted explanations for a natural phenomenon the simplest one is to be preferred. This is not a formal methodological rule, but simply a heuristic.
2. Ockham's Razor is also the name of an ABC Radio National programme/podcast (website: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/ockhamsrazor) which acts as a "a soap box for all things scientific, with short talks about research, industry and policy from people with something thoughtful to say about science".
