Ockham’s Razor

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**Ockham’s Razor**

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.

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The handsome beast — and other enigmatica Mar 14, 2021

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520 million years ago, the oceans teemed with some of the most bizarre animals ever to have lived.

Salami smuggling in Papua New Guinea Mar 07, 2021

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What do boiled bandicoot, smuggled salami and an invisibility cloak have in common?

Disappearing sea snakes Feb 28, 2021

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They breathe air but live underwater, and like their land-dwelling counterparts their bites are venomous.

Finding kindness on the backroads of Bangladesh Feb 21, 2021

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Nathan Brooks-English usually studies the geological processes that make mountains but on one particular field trip, the thing he learned most about was human connection.

Tiny but mighty Feb 14, 2021

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Microbes are critically important to the health of a coral reef.

Aged care — giving families a voice Feb 07, 2021

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It's a story familiar to many families. A loved one is in aged care, and it's only after you visit them that you discover things are going wrong.

How do top cricketers stay mentally sharp? Jan 31, 2021

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Tens of thousands of fans watching on. The weight of a country's hopes on your shoulders. And a leather ball speeding towards you at 140 kilometres per hour.

A meme of sand and hope Dec 20, 2020

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When life gives you fire, you don't need more coal. This talk was first broadcast on 26 April, 2020.

The Frankenstein postdoc Dec 13, 2020

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When Kylie Soanes bounced out of her graduation ceremony with a newly-minted PhD, she thought she knew what she was in for. This talk was originally broadcast on August 6, 2017.

Making better decisions to help the Great Barrier Reef Dec 06, 2020

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Every day we make hundreds of choices, big and small, that build to become the story of our lives – the friends we make, the careers we choose, our partners and our purpose.

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