"Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate," I say.
No, no, don't flee in fear of Latin, I am merely referring here to that well-known notion called Occam's razor. Its guiding principle is often summarized as: "All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best."
What I want to show you in this column is the confusion that comes about in science and the reporting of science when you try to find a simple solution to what increasingly looks like a complex problem.
Think of it as being sliced and diced — and then fricasseed — by Occam's razor.
No, no, don't flee in fear of Latin, I am merely referring here to that well-known notion called Occam's razor. Its guiding principle is often summarized as: "All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best."
What I want to show you in this column is the confusion that comes about in science and the reporting of science when you try to find a simple solution to what increasingly looks like a complex problem.
Think of it as being sliced and diced — and then fricasseed — by Occam's razor.
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