Ockham's Razor - Program Podcast

Do you have a dry brain or a wet brain?

Science communication should celebrate and interrogate science, argues Margaret Wertheim.

What happens to communities when a company wants to put in a wind turbine farm?

The ability of national parks to protect our natural heritage is being eroded, Carolyn Pettigrew says.

A botanic record 250 years in the making is now available for all of us to see.

You may not know his name, but John Bolton's discoveries in the late 1940s marked the birth of a new field of science.

How can a pit viper help us solve the problems of humanity?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Charles Todd became a legend in his own lifetime for introducing Australian colonists to a new information age, but only recently has the full extent of his many and varied achievements come to light.

Five years ago in science writer Clare Pain's household, scented products became not a pleasure, but a threat.

The Lady with the Lamp ought to be known as the Lady with the Logarithm, argues Australia's Chief Scientist Alan Finkel.

Integrating a concept known as "sensory modulation" — using the body's senses to calm a person down — into our approach to children in detention can help us, as a society, move beyond enjoying either public safety or the rehabilitation of young offenders. We can have both, argues nurse Mike Wilson.

When Kylie Soanes bounced out of her graduation ceremony with a newly-minted PhD, she thought she knew what she was in for.

The uptake of renewables and gas is slowly reducing electricity CO2 emissions — but transport emissions are on the rise, and negating some of those improvements.

Is Australia looking effectively at the shape of things ahead when it comes to innovation?

Can you imagine New Zealand without a robust and vital Māori presence? Tony Barta says few understand how close the country came to genocide.