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Debating Certainty in Crisis Management

President Orlean Mmm-hmm. So how certain is this?

Dr. Randall Mindy There's 100% certainty of impact.

President Orlean Please, don't say 100%.

Old Aide #2 Can we just call it a potentiality significant event?

President Orlean Yeah.

Kate Dibiasky But it isn't potentially going to happen. It is going to happen.

Dr. Randall Mindy Exactly, 99.78% to be exact.

Jason Orlean Oh, great. Okay, so it's not 100%.

Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe Well, scientists never like to say 100%.

President Orlean Call it 70% and let's just move on.

Kate Dibiasky But it's not even close to 70%.

President Orlean You cannot go around saying to people that there's 100% chance that they're going to die. You know? It's just nuts.