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Communicating uncertainty

Clarity does not require false certainty.

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A good explanation makes room for what scientists do not yet know. It can say what a study found while distinguishing a promising idea from an established conclusion.

Context matters: the model system, sample size, measurement method and replication all shape what a finding can support.

Careful language is not a barrier to public science. It is part of making that science useful.

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