Ockham’s Razor

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Episodes: 250


 Mar 10, 2022

Dennis
 Sep 16, 2021
Short but terrific podcast from ABC. It gives an outlet for opinions and research updates from talented Australian scientists that you will rarely hear about in mainstream media.

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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 about science.

Episode Date
Some news about Ockham's Razor and introducing Quick Smart
Mar 06, 2024
Satellites, citizen science and space
Dec 16, 2023
What should rewilding look like in Australia?
Dec 09, 2023
If DNA is the sheet music, epigenetics is the conductor
Dec 02, 2023
Making science fun isn't oversimplifying it
Nov 25, 2023
Examining the labels we put on science
Nov 18, 2023
Imagine you're a snowflake...
Nov 11, 2023
What radio and space research have in common
Nov 04, 2023
Big conservation in small spaces
Oct 28, 2023
The giant urine battery, and other art-science fusions
Oct 21, 2023
The ancient story of Prometheus still has lessons today
Oct 14, 2023
Yeast: a manufacturing powerhouse
Oct 07, 2023
The creatures in the ocean's twilight zone
Sep 30, 2023
What fool's gold can tell us about the origins of life
Sep 23, 2023
A peek into the future of glaucoma treatment
Sep 16, 2023
What microfluidics can do for you
Sep 09, 2023
How do you brew
Sep 02, 2023
Thinking of the earth like a vanilla slice
Aug 26, 2023
Why would we need a celestial lighthouse?
Aug 19, 2023
Safety, science and a platypus
Aug 12, 2023
When AI surprises a software engineer
Aug 05, 2023
Advancing women's health with mice?
Jul 29, 2023
Peeking inside unhappy Aussie knees
Jul 22, 2023
What can hot springs tell us about the origins of life?
Jul 15, 2023
Indigenous voices in water planning
Jul 08, 2023
Crashes, collisions and earthquakes: an engineering challenge
Jul 01, 2023
Mussels: Not exactly cute, but definitely important
Jun 24, 2023
Stone tools and secrets of the past
Jun 17, 2023
Including First Nations voices must be more than just lip service
Jun 10, 2023
The science of ice cream
Jun 03, 2023
How trauma harms and how to heal
May 27, 2023
Inspiring the next generation of deadly scientists
May 20, 2023
Investigating murder mysteries with… bugs?
May 13, 2023
The hidden cost of fish and chips
May 06, 2023
Creating equity on the pathway to science careers
Apr 29, 2023
Could a planet like Luke Skywalker's exist in our universe?
Apr 22, 2023
Everything you ever (or never) wanted to know about ticks
Apr 15, 2023
Waterways are teeming with life - how can we protect them?
Apr 08, 2023
Tiny creatures have a big conservation problem
Apr 01, 2023
An Atom's Eye View
Mar 25, 2023
Meteorites and meteor-wrongs
Mar 18, 2023
When bias in science is a good thing
Mar 11, 2023
The coral reef you didn't know you needed to know about
Mar 04, 2023
Choosing the science story we want to tell
Feb 25, 2023
Is this a job for AI or humans?
Feb 18, 2023
Representation is key if we want health equity
Feb 11, 2023
Rats, sharks and snails: The teeth dentists are envious of
Feb 04, 2023
Theatre and community health: the unexpected duo
Jan 28, 2023
Harnessing microbes to fight bowel cancer
Dec 17, 2022
An echidna investigation
Dec 10, 2022
The magic of storytelling in… maths?
Dec 03, 2022
The ideology of wilderness 'destroying this continent'
Nov 26, 2022
Sleeping your way to better relationships
Nov 19, 2022
How terms like "anti-vax" can be unhelpful
Nov 12, 2022
Psychedelics to treat eating disorders?
Nov 05, 2022
Crocodiles and the question of conservation
Oct 29, 2022
How to survive the dating scene as a male spider
Oct 22, 2022
Music to lift your mood
Oct 15, 2022
What can hot springs tell us about the origins of life?
Oct 08, 2022
What's that on the weather radar, besides rain?
Oct 01, 2022
Smart technology: From clean room to your bedroom
Sep 24, 2022
When malaria policy gets personal
Sep 17, 2022
Pig-nosed turtles, rabid poodles and other adventures in ecology
Sep 10, 2022
The value of communicating science well
Sep 03, 2022
Could degraded soil be helping drive climate change?
Aug 27, 2022
The art and science of taxidermy
Aug 20, 2022
Using drones to deliver essential medical supplies
Aug 13, 2022
Meet the dolphins and whales of the Top End
Aug 06, 2022
Climate change and our health
Jul 30, 2022
Better screening for autism
Jul 23, 2022
Hunting for a missing Aussie mouse
Jul 16, 2022
Peeking inside unhappy Aussie knees
Jul 09, 2022
Indigenous voices in water planning
Jul 02, 2022
Australia's place in the future of radio astronomy
Jun 25, 2022
Parasites in your favourite dish
Jun 18, 2022
Harnessing the power of exercise to preserve your retina
Jun 11, 2022
The ideology of wilderness 'destroying this continent'
Jun 04, 2022
What's the future without planning?
May 28, 2022
The 'science donut'
May 21, 2022
Pandemic preparation and the data pyramid
May 14, 2022
Sex in a changing world
May 07, 2022
Australia's future in space
Apr 30, 2022
Lessons from the Para-powerlifters
Apr 23, 2022
The mindblowing physics you may not have heard of
Apr 16, 2022
Climate adaptation: how this 'ugly cousin' went from zero to ... hero?
Apr 09, 2022
Why Australia is the lucky country when it comes to snakes
Apr 02, 2022
Unseen minerals all around us
Mar 26, 2022
Hiding drugs in nanomaterials to repair brains
Mar 19, 2022
Artificial intelligence, sound design and creativity
Mar 12, 2022
The mental health seesaw
Mar 05, 2022
Artificial muscles and medical devices
Feb 26, 2022
We've let down our kids when it comes to healthy food
Feb 19, 2022
Knowledge through the generations
Feb 12, 2022
Stone tools and secrets of the past
Feb 05, 2022
Queue-jumping gobies and us
Jan 29, 2022
Soil your undies!
Dec 18, 2021
How music affects your brain and body
Dec 11, 2021
Bringing passion back to learning
Dec 04, 2021
Understanding cancer to improve the way we treat it
Nov 27, 2021
Humans as part of nature
Nov 20, 2021
Salami smuggling in Papua New Guinea
Nov 13, 2021
The handsome beast — and other enigmatica
Nov 06, 2021
Making better decisions to help the Great Barrier Reef
Oct 30, 2021
Garden hose, acrobatic ants and a piece of string
Oct 23, 2021
Disappearing sea snakes
Oct 16, 2021
Finding kindness on the backroads of Bangladesh
Oct 09, 2021
The gut microbiome ... of bees
Oct 02, 2021
Better living through chemistry?
Sep 25, 2021
Our vast underwater forests at risk
Sep 18, 2021
Startups, innovation and regional Australia
Sep 11, 2021
Dogs, devils and contagious cancers
Sep 04, 2021
How music affects your brain and body
Aug 28, 2021
Healthy humans, healthy environment
Aug 21, 2021
The myth that Australia doesn't have earthquakes
Aug 14, 2021
Tigers, leopards and unforeseen consequences
Aug 07, 2021
Resilient farms and water worries
Jul 31, 2021
Hiding drugs in nanomaterials to repair brains
Jul 24, 2021
How communities can recover from disasters like bushfires and COVID-19
Jul 17, 2021
Unseen minerals all around us
Jul 10, 2021
Food supply in a pandemic
Jul 03, 2021
Bringing passion back to learning
Jun 26, 2021
Is there a future for brown coal?
Jun 19, 2021
Trolling, cyber-abuse and radical empathy
Jun 12, 2021
The cost of trust
Jun 05, 2021
Humans as part of nature
May 29, 2021
Will I get better?
May 22, 2021
Understanding cancer to improve the way we treat it
May 15, 2021
What the Stone Age can teach us about waste management
May 08, 2021
Reconnecting with nature
May 01, 2021
The romantic self-saboteur
Apr 24, 2021
Soil your undies!
Apr 17, 2021
Breaking open big data
Apr 10, 2021
A fossil mystery
Apr 03, 2021
The mental health seesaw
Mar 27, 2021
Garden hose, acrobatic ants and a piece of string
Mar 20, 2021
The handsome beast — and other enigmatica
Mar 13, 2021
Salami smuggling in Papua New Guinea
Mar 06, 2021
Disappearing sea snakes
Feb 27, 2021
Finding kindness on the backroads of Bangladesh
Feb 20, 2021
Tiny but mighty
Feb 13, 2021
Aged care — giving families a voice
Feb 06, 2021
How do top cricketers stay mentally sharp?
Jan 30, 2021
A meme of sand and hope
Dec 19, 2020
The Frankenstein postdoc
Dec 12, 2020
Making better decisions to help the Great Barrier Reef
Dec 05, 2020
Life after Earth ... for capitalists
Nov 28, 2020
The case of L Ron Hubbard v Science
Nov 21, 2020
Einstein's physics for kids
Nov 14, 2020
Wind farms and a community divided
Nov 07, 2020
Bridging the discipline divide
Oct 31, 2020
Tackling obesity with a twist
Oct 24, 2020
The brilliant mind of Oliver Sacks
Oct 17, 2020
Using virtual reality to explore your insides
Oct 10, 2020
The economic impact of refugees
Oct 03, 2020
Clean coal?
Sep 26, 2020
Nature, nurture and gender
Sep 19, 2020
Baron, scholar, spy
Sep 12, 2020
Traditional medicine and malaria
Sep 05, 2020
John Stapp, the daredevil who pushed our understanding of G forces.
Aug 29, 2020
Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani.
Aug 22, 2020
The complexity of pregnancy
Aug 15, 2020
From the lab to the patient
Aug 08, 2020
New stemsation: do stem cells live up to the hype?
Aug 01, 2020
We need to open science up to everyone
Jul 25, 2020
Romancing the stars
Jul 18, 2020
Fertility drugs and nuns' wee
Jul 11, 2020
The Titanic and beyond
Jul 04, 2020
The future is fungus
Jun 27, 2020
To catch a (wildlife) thief
Jun 20, 2020
Algorithms that make art
Jun 13, 2020
The big bran theory
Jun 06, 2020
A vaccine for gonorrhoea?
May 30, 2020
Awe-inspiring weather with Nate Byrne
May 23, 2020
Venturing to a breakaway iceberg
May 16, 2020
A pinch of salt with that news headline, please
May 09, 2020
How to build your own satellite
May 02, 2020
A meme of sand and hope
Apr 25, 2020
Creating the perfect sports team
Apr 18, 2020
Can a river sing?
Apr 11, 2020
Moving beyond 'us' and 'them'
Apr 04, 2020
Fire, hope and healing
Mar 28, 2020
People, animals and pandemics
Mar 21, 2020
Forensic archaeology
Mar 14, 2020
How to run a research institute
Mar 07, 2020
Is all freshwater up for grabs?
Feb 29, 2020
How to fake acupuncture
Feb 22, 2020
The future is one part tequila
Feb 15, 2020
Is eating meat bad for you?
Feb 08, 2020
The greatest time machine ever invented
Feb 01, 2020
Down with war ... on cancer
Jan 25, 2020
It could happen to your child
Dec 14, 2019
Einstein's physics for kids
Dec 07, 2019
Green energy for lazy people
Nov 30, 2019
HealthLit4Kids
Nov 23, 2019
Tackling obesity with a twist
Nov 16, 2019
The end of tobacco smoking
Nov 09, 2019
Nudity, easels and the science of embodiment
Nov 02, 2019
Life after Earth ... for capitalists
Oct 26, 2019
The downside of good science communication
Oct 19, 2019
The complexity of pregnancy
Oct 12, 2019
New stemsation: do stem cells live up to the hype?
Oct 05, 2019
From the lab to the patient
Sep 28, 2019
The other microbiome ...
Sep 21, 2019
The secrets hidden in crystals
Sep 14, 2019
The case of L Ron Hubbard V Science
Sep 07, 2019
Today no one got eaten.
Aug 31, 2019
Where do ideas come from?
Aug 24, 2019
John Snow and the Broad St pump
Aug 17, 2019
Thomas Harriot: England's Galileo
Aug 10, 2019
Romancing the stars
Aug 03, 2019
The Titanic and beyond
Jul 27, 2019
Tackling cancer with maths
Jul 20, 2019
Silicosis is NOT the new asbestosis
Jul 13, 2019
Fertility drugs and nuns' wee
Jul 06, 2019
Jobs in the age of intelligent machines
Jun 29, 2019
To catch a (wildlife) thief
Jun 22, 2019
The future is fungus
Jun 15, 2019
When anaesthetists can't sleep ...
Jun 08, 2019
Reimagining the thylacine
Jun 01, 2019
Algorithms that make art
May 25, 2019
What's in a name?
May 18, 2019
The truth about Australia's megafaunal extinctions
May 11, 2019
Can animals save the planet?
May 04, 2019
The fallout from nuclear nations
Apr 27, 2019
Life, the universe and astrophysics
Apr 20, 2019
Tips for surviving the robot apocalypse
Apr 13, 2019
Why aren't we living in sustainable cities?
Apr 06, 2019
DNA ancestry testing and race
Mar 30, 2019
A tale of frozen sperm
Mar 23, 2019
Protecting the eastern bettong
Mar 16, 2019
The big bran theory
Mar 09, 2019
Where will Australia's space industry be in 30 years?
Mar 02, 2019
The 'deficit discourse' of Indigenous health
Feb 23, 2019
The internet and your memory
Feb 16, 2019
Training intensive care patients like elite athletes
Feb 09, 2019
'Problem finders' for the wicked challenges ahead
Feb 02, 2019
Beatrix Potter's mushroom obsession
Jan 26, 2019
Facts, fear, fake news and Facebook
Jan 19, 2019
Stealing from the wellness gurus
Jan 12, 2019
The tricky business of cancer research
Jan 05, 2019
Awe-inspiring weather with Nate Byrne
Dec 29, 2018
I stress, you stress, how do we stress less?
Dec 22, 2018
Venturing to a breakaway iceberg
Dec 15, 2018
Stop being so nano-phobic
Dec 08, 2018
Should we manipulate the genes of other species?
Dec 01, 2018
Regional museums inspire the next generation of scientists
Nov 24, 2018
Storytelling that changes the world
Nov 17, 2018
A war that will never be over
Nov 10, 2018
Sniffing your breath to detect disease
Nov 03, 2018
Alcohol, pregnancy and parenting
Oct 28, 2018