Ockham’s Razor

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Ockham’s Razor episodes

July 27, 2019 The Titanic and beyond
Maritime archaeology doesn’t sound super-sexy, but Emily Jateff's work has taken her to some extraordinary places – like to the Titanic. Four times!
12 min
July 20, 2019 Tackling cancer with maths
Medical research is full of in vitro and in vivo experiments, but mathematicians are tackling tumors with in silico studies.
12 min
July 20, 2019 Tackling cancer with maths
Medical research is full of in vitro and in vivo experiments, but mathematicians are tackling tumors with in silico studies.
12 min
July 13, 2019 Silicosis is NOT the new asbestosis
When a young Gold Coast stonemason died from silicosis in March, it was branded 'the new asbestosis'. But the media couldn't have been more wrong.
12 min
July 13, 2019 Silicosis is NOT the new asbestosis
When a young Gold Coast stonemason died from silicosis in March, it was branded 'the new asbestosis'. But the media couldn't have been more wrong.
12 min
July 06, 2019 Fertility drugs and nuns' wee
An unlikely group of women played an important role in the early days of fertility treatments.
12 min
July 06, 2019 Fertility drugs and nuns' wee
An unlikely group of women played an important role in the early days of fertility treatments.
12 min
June 29, 2019 Jobs in the age of intelligent machines
The robots are coming, but - phew! - they're only stealing some of our jobs.
11 min
June 29, 2019 Jobs in the age of intelligent machines
The robots are coming, but - phew! - they're only stealing some of our jobs.
11 min
June 23, 2019 To catch a (wildlife) thief
There's nothing criminals love more than finding a branch of crime that pays, but is poorly enforced - like wildlife trafficking. Can science fight back? Lydia Tong thinks so.
12 min

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This program is no longer in production. Ockham’s Razor is a soap box for all things scientific, with short talks about research, industry and policy from people with something thoughtful to say…