Ockham’s Razor
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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 about science.
Episodes
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Oct 24, 2020 • 11min
Tackling obesity with a twist
Treating obesity is never as simple as eat less, exercise more. This program first aired on November 17, 2019.
Oct 17, 2020 • 11min
The brilliant mind of Oliver Sacks
Neuroscience PhD student Samuel Mills reflects — and shares a few stories about the brilliant neurologist and author — at Melbourne's Laborastory. This program first aired on April 22, 2018.
Oct 10, 2020 • 12min
Using virtual reality to explore your insides
Could VR headsets save your life? This episode first aired April 29, 2018
Oct 3, 2020 • 11min
The economic impact of refugees
How NASA helped calculate the economic value a refugee population brought to town. (First broadcast March 11, 2018.
Sep 26, 2020 • 11min
Clean coal?
Truly clean coal technology is not a myth, argues University of Newcastle chemical engineering researcher Dr Jessica Allen.
Sep 19, 2020 • 11min
Nature, nurture and gender
Understanding gender when biologists and gender theorists are at odds. [First aired March 25, 2018]
Sep 12, 2020 • 11min
Baron, scholar, spy
Franz Nopcsa — aristocrat, spy and a co-founder of paleobiology.[First aired on March 18, 2018]
Sep 5, 2020 • 12min
Traditional medicine and malaria
Modern drug research and ancient medicine intertwine in this tale of the fight against malaria. This episode first aired February 11, 2018.
Aug 29, 2020 • 12min
John Stapp, the daredevil who pushed our understanding of G forces.
John Stapp was a pioneering researcher into the effects of 'rapid human deceleration' on the body. This episode first aired February 25, 2018
Aug 22, 2020 • 12min
Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani.
Australian mathematician Nalini Joshi pays a personal tribute to Maryam Mirzakhani. This episode first aired January 21, 2018.
