Inverse Occam's razor
Abstract
Scientists have long preferred the simplest possible explanation of their data. More recently, a worrying trend to favour unnecessarily complex interpretations has taken hold.
- Publication:
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Nature Physics
- Pub Date:
- April 2022
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2204.08284
- Bibcode:
- 2022NatPh..18..367M
- Keywords:
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- Physics - Popular Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Materials Science;
- Physics - History and Philosophy of Physics
- E-Print:
- This is the submitted version. The final version can be downloaded from Nature Physics