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'Understanding' and Occam's razor

Jun 24, 2017 | Category: learning
At the beginning of the 20th century, physicists Hendrik Lorentz and Albert Einstein both concluded independently that measurements of light speed would be the same for all observers. But while both a...
#knowledge #evolution #Albert Einstein #Occam's razor #David Geary #Richard Laland #Hendrik Lorentz

Seven tools for thinking #5 Occam's razor

Jun 08, 2016 | Category: Featured
All things being equal, the simplest solution is usually the best one. William of Ockham You've probably heard the old adage that if you hear the pounding of hooves echoing through the Wiltshire cou...
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