/oss/taxonomy/term/6785/all en /oss/article/environment/problematic-perceptions-probability-precipitation <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in <a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/new-column/">The Skeptical Inquirer.</a></em></p> <hr /> <p>As Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1789, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” For everything else, there is an inherent degree of uncertainty. We don’t often come face to face with quantitative probabilities in our everyday life, save for one: probability of precipitation (PoP).</p> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9448 at /oss