In one research study, participants were given a choice: Either they could pay $38 to guarantee they would get a $50 gift certificate, or they could pay $28 to enter a lottery for a chance to win ...

Single-cell omics is a transformative area within life sciences, enabling researchers to untangle cellular heterogeneity, uncover developmental lineages, ...

In our modern world of unprecedented technological and scientific advancements, the idea that specific questions may remain unanswered is deeply unsettling. This discomfort stems from our ...

Uncertainty is ubiquitous in medical practice yet is often viewed as a regrettable phenomenon to be tolerated or eradicated. 1 To prepare trainees for practice, teachers need to reframe uncertainty as ...

Communication of uncertainty is an important component of the broader practice of human health risk communication. As discussed by Stirling (2010), conveying the uncertainty in the science related to ...

Your review of Adam Kucharski’s book Proof refers to “truth” and “truth-seeking” in science. I don’t know if Kucharski’s book uses these terms much, but perhaps it should be added that indisputable ...