uncertainty

May the way the world works remain forever mysterious

26 September 2026 9:00 am

Science is never settled, says Carlo Rovelli, and in his essay on quantum mechanics even asserts that certainty is ‘uninteresting’

In praise of uncertainty over hollow conviction

2 May 2026 9:00 am

Using his life as a case study, Brian Dillon sets out to demonstrate that education is just as much about questioning things as it is about obtaining answers