Medieval friar William of Ockham posited a famous idea: always pick the simplest explanation. Often referred to as the ...

A new article argues that by relying too much on parsimony in modeling, scientists make mistakes and miss opportunities.

Manchester United are simultaneously the world’s fourth-richest club while taking away free cereal bars for stewards ...

Jos Buttler can spend hours practising his smile in the mirror. But unless his team-mates can learn how to counter spin, that ...

The Robins should have expected top flight football by now. Their unfulfilled potential is a cause for great wonder, and a ...

Likewise the Justice system in Tierra del Fuego acted with “extraordinary parsimony” despite having more than sufficient evidence to begin action against Clarkson for the different license ...

Life, said Mma Ramotswe, is a bit like peri-peri chicken: it is improved with a pinch of spice – but only within reason, of ...