Scientists need the guts to say: I don’t know - From climate change to swine flu, we must rebuild trust by being honest about risk
David Spiegelhalter writes; "Acknowledgement of uncertainty may even increase public confidence in pronouncements. Recent events, whether the justification for the Iraq War or “Climategate”, have reinforced the fact that trust is the crucial factor — although this may be even more difficult to achieve than certainty. "
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