Occam’s razor states that “entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity.”

This hour is all about Occam’s razor: where the principle came from, how it impacts science, its role in medicine, and how it shapes our daily lives.

GUESTS:
Kurt Andersen: Co-founder of Spy magazine, the host and co-creator of Studio 360, and the author of Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire — A 500-Year History
Johnjoe McFadden: Author of Life Is Simple: How Occam’s Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe
Lisa Sanders: Clinician educator in the Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Yale School of Medicine and the author of the Diagnosis column for The New York Times Magazine

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired November 17, 2021.

Occam&rsquo;s razor states that &ldquo;entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity.&rdquo;
This hour is all about Occam&rsquo;s razor: where the principle came from, how it impacts science, its role in medicine, and how it shapes our daily lives.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Kurt Andersen: Co-founder of Spy magazine, the host and co-creator of Studio 360, and the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kurtandersen.com/fantasyland">Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire &mdash; A 500-Year History</a></li>
<li>Johnjoe McFadden: Author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/johnjoe-mcfadden/life-is-simple/9781541620438/">Life Is Simple: How Occam&rsquo;s Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe</a></li>
<li>Lisa Sanders: Clinician educator in the Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Yale School of Medicine and the author of the Diagnosis column for The New York Times Magazine</li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired November 17, 2021.

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