What is the Scientific Method? (2/2)
Channel: Ask a Physicist
Date: 2011-04-13

2nd part of my episode on the scientific method. Here I elaborate on the role of Ockham's Razor and the questionable nature of 'conspiracy theories' in physics. 

Animations of the Tychonic and the heliocentric solar systems were made by my good friend Roman, webmaster of the ask a physicist website: www.askaphysicist.tv

Charts on Climate change are from the IPCC reports at http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data_reports.shtml



something amusing to finish off: http://www.chrismadden.co.uk/philosophy-cartoons/ockham's-razor.gif