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On this show, we’ve been talking about uncertainty from a variety of different angles. We’ve heard how uncertainty can be a spark for creativity and scientific discovery. We’ve discussed how uncertainty can go unseen and make science really difficult. And we’ve explored some of the research techniques and habits of mind that researchers use to deal with uncertainty. Today we’re going to end with two final questions: If science is always uncertain, how can we ever know anything? How can we have confidence in science if there’s always underlying uncertainty? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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817 - Episode 3: When Uncertainty Hides in the Blindspot of Overconfidence Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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816 - Episode 2: Think Seeing is Believing? Think Again Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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815 - Episode 1: Uncertainty is Science's Super Power. Make It Yours, Too Wed, 03 Apr 2024
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814 - Coming Soon: 'Uncertain' - A New Short Series on the Thrill of Not Knowing Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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791 - National Park Nature Walks, Episode 1: Rocky Mountains Fri, 19 Mar 2021
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772 - Your Brain, Free Will and the Law Fri, 29 May 2020
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