![rw-book-cover](https://www.science.org/do/10.1126/science.adk0158/abs/_20230727_on_hedging.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[byjeffrey-brainard|Byjeffrey Brainard]] - Full Title:: In Some Scientific Papers, Words Expressing Uncertainty Have Decreased - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://www.science.org/content/article/some-scientific-papers-words-expressing-uncertainty-have-decreased - Finished date:: [[2024-10-29]] ## Highlights [[superpronosticadores|Superpronosticadores]] > frequency of hedging words such as “might" and "probably" has fallen by about 40% over the past 2 decades, a study finds. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jbak275qqpsqw2d4pv6s79eh))