Today in Uncertainty Wednesday I want to provide a big recap of the series which I started last August. The key takeaways so far should be that Reality itself is not directly accessible to us. All we have to go on are observations and explanations. Uncertainty exists because there are limits on observations and explanations. Limits on observations include a fundamental limit, limits on resolution, measurement error, cost, and impact on the observed reality. Explanations too have a fundamental...

Today in Uncertainty Wednesday I want to provide a big recap of the series which I started last August. The key takeaways so far should be that Reality itself is not directly accessible to us. All we have to go on are observations and explanations. Uncertainty exists because there are limits on observations and explanations. Limits on observations include a fundamental limit, limits on resolution, measurement error, cost, and impact on the observed reality. Explanations too have a fundamental...