{"id":1048,"date":"2015-09-12T17:24:12","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T16:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2015-09-12T17:24:12","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T16:24:12","slug":"wielding-occams-razor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=1048","title":{"rendered":"Wielding Occams Razor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"FullSizeRender\"<\/a>This week was the anniversary of the tragic 9\/11 atrocity & a documentary on T.V presented an explanation of why the towers collapsed based on fundamental scientific & engineering principles which demonstrated how a combination of super-heated aluminium (from the planes) \u00a0combined with water to create a powerful explosive mixture which was the most likely explanation for the towers collapse. It was so refreshing to see & hear scientists & engineers, working from first principles, expound a theory which stood up to reasoned argument. No CIA conspiracy, no bombs planted in the towers, no bullshit.<\/p>\n

This reminded me of a principle which seems to be in short supply these days, that of Occams Razor. William of Occam became famous for espousing that, ‘where there are numerous solutions to a problem, the simplest explanation is often the answer.’<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is \u00a0a valuable piece of wisdom that is rarely employed in the era of big data, risk analysis, DFMEA’s, Statistical Analysis etc etc<\/p>\n

Next time you have a problem to solve listen to your inner voice & apply the Razor<\/p>\n

where there are numerous solutions to a problem, the simplest explanation is often the answer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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