Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Occam's Razor is a way of testing scientific theories by explaining the most with the fewest assumptions. As we kick off our new series, Sofa Science, Ramy, Grant, and Vicky sit down for a chat and see how aliens, the simulation theory, and cryptids do when put up against the razor.

Featuring Grant Bowman, Ramy Al-Kubessi, and Victoria Pereira
Edited by Victoria Pereira
Thumbnail by Ansh Gupta

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0:00 Introduction
2:08 Do Aliens Exist?
6:18 Are we Living in a Simulation?
10:18 Where's Bigfoot?