Why don’t you want your snow shovel’s handle to be long and springy? Why do you push on someone’s back to help them swing, rather than on the swing supports? Engineers & architects have an answer: load paths!

Video: http://youtu.be/kWUfO3Ia8Io

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/08/09/194.-Load-Path-Analysis.html

Occam’s Razor urges us not to multiply entities beyond necessity - it seems like a decent rule, but why does it work? And what should we do when it doesn’t?

Video: http://youtu.be/HkgNFG-YLqM

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/07/28/193.-Honing-Occam's-Razor.html

Research, Experimentation, Analysis. It’s a simple rhythm, but it’s amazing how often someone will forget one of the beats & waste time instead of making progress on solving the problem.

Video: http://youtu.be/_5m9Cgteung

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/07/12/192.-Three-Modes-of-Inquiry.html

Programmers routinely “refactor” code, clarifying its purpose & reorganizing its structure without changing how it works. What else can be refactored, I wonder?

Video: http://youtu.be/uARhhLW8FhQ

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/06/28/191.-Refactoring-the-Real-World.html

What if…guys, are you listening? What if the subjects of scientific theories…ACTUALLY EXIST?! OOOOOOH SNAP

Video: http://youtu.be/lTouTijlfhg

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/06/15/190.-Scientific-Realism.html

2 out of 10 people who read this will watch this episode. 1 in 20 subscribers will watch it. …I wonder how many subscribers who read it will watch?

Video: http://youtu.be/vFS66BK9fRQ

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/05/31/189.-The-Reference-Class-Problem.html