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Nature 418, 476-478 (1 August 2002) | doi:10.1038/418476a

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Scientific uncertainty: When doubt is a sure thing

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Is it possible to adopt a more rigorous approach to the communication of scientific uncertainty? Jim Giles talks to the climatologists whose pursuit of this goal has seen them dubbed the 'uncertainty cops'.

Stephen Schneider is very certain in his views about uncertainty. As a leading climate researcher at Stanford University in California, he has plenty of experience in dealing with it.