Ockham’s Razor

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Ockham’s Razor episodes

May 18, 2019 What's in a name?
What have the Wallace Line, Confucius and plane crashes got in common? Taxonomy, as it happens.
12 min
May 11, 2019 The truth about Australia's megafaunal extinctions
Australia was once home to a range of massive animals - giant wombats, oversized kangaroos and mega-lizards that would have rivalled those of the Serengeti.
12 min
May 11, 2019 The truth about Australia's megafaunal extinctions
Australia was once home to a range of massive animals - giant wombats, oversized kangaroos and mega-lizards that would have rivalled those of the Serengeti.
12 min
May 04, 2019 Can animals save the planet?
In times gone by we used animals as an indicator of danger. Dogs warned us of predators and unfamiliar people. Fish showed the water was clean and birds indicated air quality.
12 min
May 04, 2019 Can animals save the planet?
In times gone by we used animals as an indicator of danger. Dogs warned us of predators and unfamiliar people. Fish showed the water was clean and birds indicated air quality.
12 min
April 27, 2019 The fallout from nuclear nations
Fred Pearce’s book Fallout is a fascinating insight into a few of the disastrous episodes which took place during the hasty and ill-informed projects of the nuclear age, Dr Helen Caldicott says.
11 min
April 27, 2019 The fallout from nuclear nations
Fred Pearce’s book Fallout is a fascinating insight into a few of the disastrous episodes which took place during the hasty and ill-informed projects of the nuclear age, Dr Helen Caldicott says.
11 min
April 20, 2019 Life, the universe and astrophysics
An ill-conceived midnight skinny-dip, a remote beach, hurricane-stirred waters … and the nature of the universe, with astrophysicist Professor Tamara Davis.
12 min
April 20, 2019 Life, the universe and astrophysics
An ill-conceived midnight skinny-dip, a remote beach, hurricane-stirred waters … and the nature of the universe, with astrophysicist Professor Tamara Davis.
12 min
April 13, 2019 Tips for surviving the robot apocalypse
Have you seen a robot outside, or as roboticists like to say 'in the wild' this week? This year?
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…