Best Occam S Razor Podcasts (2025)

Episode: 1471 Some thoughts about immigrants, depression, suicide & Jamestown. Today, a story about Jamestown and self-destruction.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1470: Occam’s Razor 3:38

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Episode: 1470 Occam's razor and engineering design. Today, we cut with Occam's razor.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2533: The Power of Three 3:48

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Episode: 2533 On Table Legs and Flat Surfaces. Today, the power of three.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2763: Steve Jobs, Simplifier 3:50

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Episode: 2763 The legacy of Steve Jobs, who simplified computers and computing devices. Today, the man who made it simple.By Roger Kaza

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3339: The Eames Lounge Chair and Leg Splint 3:51

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Episode: 3339 Cradling the Body: The Eames Lounge Chair, Leg Splint, and Good Design. The Eames Lounge Chair and Leg SplintBy Karen Fang

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3338: Predicting Warcraft 3:53

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Episode: 3338 An old Century Magazine tries to predict future warfare. Today, we predict warcraft.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1469: The Hourglass 3:43

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Episode: 1469 The hourglass: the poor man's clock, the poor man's metaphor. Today, let's look at the hourglass.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1468: The Bicycle 3:39

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Episode: 1468 The evolution of the bicycle. Today, let's talk about bicycles and freedom.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2529: Comparing Fingerprints 3:49

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Episode: 2529 Comparing Fingerprints: What's Involved and What can go Wrong. Today, who dunnit?By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3337: Claude Bernard 3:51

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Episode: 3337 Claude Bernard’s important medical science, horrifically achieved. Today, let’s meet a problematic scientist.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2018: The Chamberlen Family Secret 3:48

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Episode: 2018 The Chamberlen family secret: the invention of forceps. Today, guest historian Cathy Patterson reveals family secrets.By Catherine Patterson

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3007: Elastic Chair 3:42

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Episode: 3007 Samuel Gragg's Unusual Chair. Today we look at an elastic Chair.By Margaret Culbertson

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3336: Nickel 3:54

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Episode: 3336 The evolution and potential demise of the lowly Nickel. Today, let us spend the lowly nickel.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1467: Napoleon and Iron 3:36

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Episode: 1467 Napoleon Bonaparte and Iron in France. Today, Napoleon builds iron monuments.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1466: Vegetable Physiology 3:42

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Episode: 1466 An old botany book for young girls changes scientific thinking. Today, a young student forms a scientific theory.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3335: Transcontinental 3:50

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Episode #3335 Learning to fly non-stop from coast to coast in America. Today, we fly across America.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2527: Alphonse Bertillon 3:49

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Episode: 2527 Alphonse Bertillon: Measuring the Man. Today, the measure of a man.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3244: Bias in Face Recognition Software 3:52

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Episode: 3244 Bias and Diversity in Photography and Face Recognition Software. Today, bodies, in beautiful black and white.By Karen Fang

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2909: Renewable Energy 3:50

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Episode: 2909 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Providing Renewable Energy, A Comparison of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Lithium Ion Battery. Today, a neat way to get energy.By Haleh Ardebili

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1465: The Cancer Cluster Problem 3:38

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Episode: 1465 In which random statistical clusters look significant. Today, we flip six heads in a row.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1464: Learning Curve 3:39

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Episode: 1464 Trying to teach technologies that were novel for us, but not our students. Today, a thought about technological change and learning.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1463: New Hampshire Iron 3:40

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Episode: 1463 An old pig iron smelter in the New Hampshire underbrush. Today, an old iron works hidden in the tall grass.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1462: Jedidiah Morse 3:42

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Episode: 1462 Jedidiah Morse, geographer and Samuel F. B. Morse's father. Today, Jedidiah Morse's geography.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2523: Georges-Eugene Haussmann 3:48

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Episode: 2523 Georges-Eugene Haussmann Reshapes Paris. Today, a city redone.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3334: In Praise of Humble Lint 3:45

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Episode: 3334 In Praise of Humble Lint. Today highlighting a former fabric byproduct.By Tom Callen

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2818: The Pompeian Paradox 3:50

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Episode: 2818 The Pompeian Paradox and Fiorelli's Body Casts. Today, the Pompeian paradox.By Richard H. Armstrong

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1461: Telescopes 3:40

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Episode: 1461 George Everett Hale and BIG telescopes. Today, we look through some really big telescopes.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1460: Chindogu 3:35

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Episode: 1460 The little-known Japanese art of Chindogu. Today, the odd Japanese art of Chindogu.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1459: Teaching and Ambiguity 3:43

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Episode: 1459 A tongue-tied attempt to say what teaching is. Today, teaching and ambiguity.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1458: Streetcars in Houston 3:38

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Episode: 1458 The brief bright day of the electric trolley in Houston. Today, let's ride the Houston trolley.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2520: Hybrid Car Technology 3:49

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Episode: 2520 Hybrid Electric Car Technology. Today, we hit the brakes.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2815: How Ideas Spread 3:50

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Episode: 2815 The spread of ideas in social networks. Today, let's talk about engineered social networks.By Dr. Krešimir Josić

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2638: Artificial Gravity 3:49

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Episode: 2638 Artificial Gravity for Human Spaceflight; What is Gained, What is Lost. Today, astronaut Michael Barratt discusses the pros and cons of artificial gravity.By Michael Barratt

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1457: Eratosthene’s Diameter of Earth 3:40

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Episode: 1457 Eratosthenes's 2200 year old calculation of Earth's size. Today, we measure the earth.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1456: Paper in Samarkand 3:40

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Episode: 1456 In which paper goes from China to Europe by way of Samarkand. Today, paper makes a long journey.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1455: Dentistry 3:40

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Episode: 1455 A brief history of dentistry and pain. Today, we drill teeth.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1454: Juxtaposition and Contradiction 3:38

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Episode: 1454 The sometimes astonishing results of juxtaposing contradictory ideas. Today, a thought about juxtaposition and contradictions.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2517: Rebecca Clarke 3:51

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Episode: 2517 Rebecca Clarke: Violist, Composer, Woman. Today, a woman in conflict.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2978: Matisse’s Verve 3:46

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Episode: 2978 Henri Matisse cuts paper to design a cover for the art magazine Verve. Today we look at heroism through cut paper.By Margaret Culbertson

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3333: Lawrence Morely and Seafloor Spreading 3:54

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3332: Dynamo 3:54

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Episode: 3332 From DC Dynamo to AC Alternator. Today, the dynamo.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1453: Two Huygens and John Donne 3:40

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Episode: 1453 Christiaan and Constantijn Huygens, and John Donne. Today, a tale of two Huygens and John Donne.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1451: Inventing the Library 3:41

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Episode: 1451 Inventing the free public lending library: socialism in books. Today, we invent the library.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3331: What Is a Photo? 3:47

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Episode: 3331 Some thoughts about photography and reality. Today, Let’s take pictures.By Dr. John Lienhard

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2513: Our Teachers 3:49

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Episode: 2513 The Importance of Teachers in Shaping our Lives. Today, remembering our teachers.By Dr. Andy Boyd

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2905: The Gift of Imagination 3:50

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Episode: 2905 Imagination's Contributions to Science and Technology, Developmental Psychology and Imagination. Today, the gift of imagination.By Haleh Ardebili

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3245: Memes 3:45

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Episode: 3245 Memes, Internet Challenges, and the Selfish Gene. Today, memes.By Karen Fang