Bill Sullivan: Uncertainty Before Scientific Success
Uncertainty is not the enemy of success. In many cases, it’s the price of pursuing something worth doing. By Joselyn N. Allen, PhD July 17, 2026 There's a misconception that visible success is a product of intentionality devoid of all doubt or uncertainty — that anyone who takes up the path of science must already know which steps to take, a course set in stone. But is this what makes a successful scientist — passion equally matched by certainty? Reality, time and time again, suggests...