Editing Occam's razor (section)

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{{As of|since=y|2012}}, ''[[The Skeptic (UK magazine)|The Skeptic]]'' magazine annually awards the Ockham Awards, or simply the Ockhams, named after Occam's razor, at [[QED (conference)|QED]].<ref name="Skepter">{{Cite journal |last=Korteweg |first=Leon |date=2 December 2016 |title=QED 2016 – verslag van een lang weekend tussen skeptici |url=https://kloptdatwel.nl/2016/12/02/verslag-qed-2016/ |url-status=live |journal=[[Skepter]] |language=nl |publisher=[[Stichting Skepsis]] |volume=29 |issue=4 |pages=45–46 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018012920/https://kloptdatwel.nl/2016/12/02/verslag-qed-2016/ |archive-date=2017-10-18 |access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> The Ockhams were introduced by editor-in-chief [[Deborah Hyde]] to "recognise the effort and time that have gone into the community's favourite skeptical blogs, skeptical podcasts, skeptical campaigns and outstanding contributors to the skeptical cause."<ref name="Ockham2012">{{Cite news |url=https://www.skeptic.org.uk/features/awards2011update/ |title=The Skeptic Magazine Awards 2011: Winners |last=Hyde |first=Deborah|author-link=Deborah Hyde | work=[[The Skeptic (UK magazine)|The Skeptic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023062116/https://www.skeptic.org.uk/features/awards2011update/ |archive-date=2017-10-23 |url-status=live |year=2012 |issue=4 |volume=23}}</ref> The [[trophy|trophies]], designed by Neil Davies and Karl Derrick, carry the upper text "''Ockham's''" and the lower text "''The Skeptic. Shaving away unnecessary assumptions since 1285.''" Between the texts, there is an image of a double-edged [[safety razor]]blade, and both lower corners feature an image of William of Ockham's face.<ref name="Ockham2012" />