With near-constant headlines discussing the devastating crises humanity is currently facing – from climate change to political polarisation and war – many of us are experiencing feelings of ...

Imagine you are about to confront a friend about a hurtful comment she made and are trying to predict her response. Depending on what you know about your friend, you might infer that she will ...

If one thing is certain, it’s that we tend to crave certainty. Scroll through the news, and a pattern emerges. Headline after headline promises to predict the future and make us feel a little more ...

Global uncertainty reached unprecedented levels at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak and remains elevated. The World Uncertainty Index—a quarterly measure of global economic and policy ...

As the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated, humans have a complicated relationship with uncertainty. A little uncertainty can be exciting, such as not knowing the ending of a thriller movie. A lot of ...