The use of models to try to better understand reality is ubiquitous. Models have proven useful in testing our current understanding of reality; for instance, climate models of the 1980s were built for science discovery, to achieve a better understanding of the general dynamics of climate...

Preventive coercive measures are an increasingly common feature of the legal landscape. Examples are the preventive imprisonment of dangerous individuals after the expiration of their sentences, the involuntary commitment of dangerous individuals to mental institutions purely to protect the...

"Although uncertainty is common in patient care, it has not been largely addressed in research on evidence-based medicine. Patient Care Under Uncertainty strives to correct this huge omission. For the past few years, renowned economist Charles Manski has been applying the statistical tools of...