Scientific research is a dynamic process of studying phenomena through creative and systematic investigation. This process integrates new information with existing scientific knowledge. At the core of ...

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 ...

The rules of statistical physics address the uncertainty about the state of a system that arises when that system interacts with its environment. But they've long missed another kind. In a new paper, ...

Many policies -- from medicine to terrorism -- depend on how the general public accepts and understands scientific evidence. People view different branches of sciences as having different amounts of ...

Public trust in science has taken a beating during the pandemic, and experts argue helping students understand natural uncertainty in science could help restore it. “When scientific findings change, ...

Researchers looking at the same data set in social science produce wildly different results, and very little of that variability can be explained by bias. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Julie Heng ’24 is a Crimson Editorial editor. Her column runs on alternate Tuesdays. There’s not a lot going for uncertainty. As Harvard professor emeritus of zoology and biology Richard Lewontin ...

Finding uncertainty hard to tolerate is linked to poorer mental health among young adults, and a short course addressing this has shown promising results.

In the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, it’s become a regular assumption that we (meaning scientists, healthcare professionals, and science and health communicators) need to communicate uncertainty ...

Over time, companies that make better decisions faster consistently outperform their competition. When those decisions lead to better customer experiences, companies can improve retention, customer ...