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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Sunday 10 Dec 2017
Why is Australia doing badly at launching careers in academic science — and what can be done?
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Sunday 3 Dec 2017
What's safe, and how can we be taken seriously if we think we are food sensitive?
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Sunday 26 Nov 2017
Do you have a dry brain or a wet brain?
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Sunday 19 Nov 2017
Science communication should celebrate and interrogate science, argues Margaret Wertheim.
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Sunday 12 Nov 2017
What happens to communities when a company wants to put in a wind turbine farm?
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Sunday 5 Nov 2017
The ability of national parks to protect our natural heritage is being eroded, Carolyn Pettigrew says.
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Sunday 29 Oct 2017
A botanic record 250 years in the making is now available for all of us to see.
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Sunday 22 Oct 2017
You may not know his name, but John Bolton's discoveries in the late 1940s marked the birth of a new field of science.
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Sunday 15 Oct 2017
How can a pit viper help us solve the problems of humanity?
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Sunday 8 Oct 2017
The rise of open access journals has prompted a significant increase in the number of journals that are predatory in nature, with unethical practices that undermine science and the scientific process.
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Sunday 1 Oct 2017
Elizabeth Gould spent her life capturing the sublime beauty of birds, including Charles Darwin’s famous Galapagos finches. But her legacy was eclipsed by the fame of her husband, John Gould.
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Sunday 24 Sep 2017
You may be familiar with the story of how British intelligence cracked Nazi codes at Bletchley Park during World War II. But in the Pacific, two secret organisations existed in Australia to break Japan's military codes.
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Sunday 17 Sep 2017
Using stories to teach is an ancient tradition, and learning from stories helps prepare healthcare professionals for the challenging situations they face on a daily basis.
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Sunday 10 Sep 2017
Aboriginal children have the highest rates of glue ear — a middle ear infection that causes hearing loss — of any people in the world. But it doesn't have to be like this, argues Don Palmer.
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