One of the theories you discuss in the book is isoem's razor, which lots of listeners will know, the simplest explanations are the best. And an i want you to explain why it's more useful than the oem, very old theory. Sometimes things are just more complicated than we would like them to be. Appreciating it is ta lesson from science that some s the explanations that we like, the simplest ones that we will prefer to be true, aren't necessarily true.
Professor Jim Al-Khalili is the physicist who makes science look easy. He’s the author of several books, the latest of which is The Joy of Science, which offers eight core scientific principles that can be applied to everyday life. As a broadcaster Jim is perhaps best known as the voice of BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific and he holds the position of Distinguished Chair in physics and University Chair in public engagement at the University of Surrey. Our host for this discussion is Media Editor for The Sunday Times, Rosamund Urwin.
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