by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 7, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, Occam's Razor, video
The Old Spice Man’s got nothin’ compared to an engineer. Dr. John here… Look at your man. Now, back to the screen. Now, back at your man. Now, back to the screen. Sadly, your man probably isn’t an engineer, but if he watches this video produced...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 10, 2010 | Blog, Occam's Razor
Another gem from our own Occam’s Razor. Take it away, Occam! I am, like the rest of the country, caught up in soccer fever, where the fever in my case manifests itself in a soothing warmth that puts me directly to sleep. No, this will not be another commentary...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog, News, Occam's Razor
Part of an occasional, ridiculous series from Occam’s Razor: Now that Darlene’s finally headed off to the ScienceOnline2010 conference (thought she’d never leave), let me fill you in on some REAL science you can use. Science yesterday announced...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 19, 2009 | Blog, News, Occam's Razor
By Occam’s Razor: The list of people who have made significant contributions to geriatric access and communication is distinguished: Dean Kamen, who invented, among other things, the iBOT, a wheelchair that can navigate stairs (and who once spilled a bit of red...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 21, 2009 | Blog, Occam's Razor
Occam’s Razor on Functional Foods: I was reading an article in the Economist recently about functional foods. (I should note here that I barely understand anything in this magazine, which uses REALLY big words and talks a lot about places that as an American I...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 25, 2009 | Blog, Occam's Razor, OTA, Science Policy
Ode to the OTA from Occam: (I particularly appreciate the line about “public input”.) Around 1599 Shakespeare penned “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day,” to an unnamed lover. As I believe that imitation is the sincerest form of...
