It’s 1:36 a.m. and I’ve just gotten my daughter back to sleep after she threw up violently. She has no fever, no cough, no shortness of breath, but what if . . . I think it’s food poisoning and not ...

Nearly two years into COVID-19, and we continue to deal with a lot of uncertainty. Are we preparing for the end of pandemic, or will we need to figure out a way to live with it indefinitely? Are we ...

Amid the renewed risk of a recession and recent political developments (tariffs, anyone?), investors may be feeling the urge to reevaluate their investments. The full impact of tariffs or whether a ...

On July 19, 2024, a single-digit error in the software update of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike grounded international airlines, halted emergency medical ...

Uncertainty seems to be everywhere right now. Uncertainty about the economy, politics, careers, weather, and wars, to name just a few. Doubt sets in anytime we face a decision with incomplete or ...

Christie Aschwanden: Rosemerry, do you remember that time we were hiking along the lake on Enchanted Mesa [in Colorado], and I told you I was thinking about doing a project about science and ...

Leaders today are operating in an environment where uncertainty is the only constant. From global instability and crises to perpetually shifting business landscapes and economic conditions, the pace ...

Business schools and other professional programs teach powerful analytical methods for using information to make decisions. These methods are important and need to be learned. But what happens when ...

Despite the fact that you think you know what’s going to happen in a minute, an hour, a week, a month, or a year from now, you really don’t. Life is full of uncertainty. Here’s an example. I was ...

It's hard to know what's real, it turns out. The problem isn’t necessarily that we lack certainty. In some ways, it’s that we have too much of it. As a physician, I’m used to uncertainty. Most medical ...