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The Many Uses of Petroleum
BBC World Service, 25 May 2008
We need petroleum for a lot more than just fuel.
Communicating Science
“Ockham’s Razor”, ABC Radio National (Australia), 13 May 2007
www.abc.net.au/rn/ockhamsrazor/stories/2007/1919667.htm
My efforts to communicate science are often hampered by the fact that so many perfectly intelligent people are so ignorant about the basic principles of science...
Can Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water?
Ockham's Razor, ABC Radio National, Australia, August 2003
You're about to hear sacrilege, something that sounds like voodoo physics, but is from a highly respectable source. Len Fisher is at the University of Bristol in England, which has a student demand exceeding that of Oxford and Cambridge I think, and he was once with CSIRO. His latest book is called How To Dunk a Donut - The Science of Everyday Life, and though it's got a racy title, he swears by the authority of the contents. Len is a respectable research scientist...
The Ockham's Razor Principle
Ockham's Razor, ABC Radio National, October 2005
If you're a regular reader of New Scientist magazine, the chances are you'll have seen Len Fisher's friendly face staring from an ad about travel in Europe. It's a scientific tour, led by Len, and they set out this week. So it's a good time to hear from the man himself. Len once worked for CSIRO but now lives in Bristol, in England. His book, mentioned here before, is How to Dunk a Doughnut - the science of everyday life. But this time, he's keen to talk about our patron, William himself. Len...
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