For those of you in a hurry, here's a quick thread summarising some of the contents of our big paper on communicating uncertainty about facts, numbers & science (rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.…) Royal Society Publishing Alexandra Freeman Sander van der Linden @nuffieldfound...

To all researchers affiliated to Dutch universities: you can now make all your published articles and chapters, older than 6 months and based on research using Dutch public funds, open access, in one go and without cost. See openaccess.nl/en/you-share-w…

New open access review out on communicating uncertainty about facts, numbers and science, and what we know about its psychological impact. With Sander van der Linden Alexandra Freeman David Spiegelhalter Nuffield Foundation The Royal Society royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.109…

Communicating uncertainty poorly — or ignoring it altogether — can have disastrous consequences, argue David Spiegelhalter, Alexandra Freeman Sander van der Linden @nuffieldfound and colleagues. Here's how to do it right. x.com/d_spiegel/stat…

We have a new (Open Access) paper out testing the effects of communicating uncertainty about facts and figures on the public’s trust. Being transparent about uncertainty doesn’t necessarily lose you trust! doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1…

"People can handle the truth" Experts and journalists can be honest about what we don’t know - such as the exact number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK. Nuffield-funded research from Sander van der Linden, Alexandra Freeman, David Spiegelhalter & Anne Marthe van der Bles nuffieldfoundation.org/news/uncertain…

Our new PNASNews paper is out! In 4 lab studies + field study on BBC News (UK) we find that communicating uncertainty about scientific facts does not undermine public trust - important for #COVID19! With the amazing Sander van der Linden Alexandra Freeman David Spiegelhalter pnas.org/content/early/…