Scientific American

Contrary to Occam’s Razor, the Simplest Explanation Is Often Not the Best One

If you’ve ever hung around scientists, you’ve most likely at some point heard one of them say “the best explanation is the simplest one.” But is it? From the behavior of ants to the occurrence of ...
EurekAlert!

Researchers find the key to Artificial Intelligence’s learning power – an inbuilt, special kind of Occam’s razor

A new study from Oxford University has uncovered why the deep neural networks (DNNs) that power modern artificial intelligence are so effective at learning from data. The new findings demonstrate that ...
Reporter-Herald

Trivially Speaking: A simple explanation of ‘Occam’s Razor’

Personally, I now use Harry’s Razor — not his personal one, it’s just the brand I presently use. I’ve been shaving with a blade ever since ROTC Summer Camp in 1960; I fell for the “there’s no ...
Scientific American

Be Careful with Occam’s Razor, You Might Cut Yourself

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In a previous post I summarized my remarks at ...