I was pleasantly surprised to read the column by Katie Blair on the difference between equality and equity (“Valuing equity rather than equality is the key to creating a just world,” Dec. 14). I think ...

The goal of this blog post is to achieve the following: Introduce the concept of parsimony as used by scientists to those unfamiliar with the term. Examine how common rhetoric adopted by members of ...

A new article argues that by relying too much on parsimony in modeling, scientists make mistakes and miss opportunities. Medieval friar William of Ockham posited a famous idea: always pick the ...

Language develops not only for the purpose of articulating large ideas but also for the purpose of capturing nuances of human qualities. The word that exemplifies this is parsimony, a word that ...

We’re in a bull market for parsimony. Maybe even a parsimony bubble. Parsimony, which is a polite way to talk about penny-pinching, has never been a more valuable habit. Even with investment yields up ...

This principle states that the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible, eliminating those that make no difference in the observable predictions of the explanatory ...

The goal of this blog post is to achieve the following: Introduce the concept of parsimony as used by scientists to those unfamiliar with the term. Examine how common rhetoric adopted by members of ...

Medieval friar William of Ockham posited a famous idea: always pick the simplest explanation. Often referred to as the parsimony principle, “Ockham’s razor” has shaped scientific decisions for ...