Ambiguity and its cousins, contradiction and paradox, are everywhere in mathematics, both in content and thinking. Strangely, the subject that appears to be the very paradigm of reason, and that is ...

It is well established that zoning codes and regulations are in derogation of property owners’ rights in and to the use of their property. Zoning restricts the use of land which was otherwise free of ...

Sports, you’re vague these days. I’m not talking about how the games are scored and played. I’m not even talking about ticky-tack calls, or balls and strikes. No, sports has an ambiguity problem that ...

Andre Spicer does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

We human beings love to know what we’re doing. And why shouldn’t we? We are comforted by following clear road maps, by going directly from point A to point B, and from having unambiguous answers at ...

The notion of there being a divide between the two cultures of art and science has simmered since the time of the ancient Greeks. We as a society have gone so far in perpetuating this belief that we ...

In any healthcare context, the audience must interpret communications as the producers of the content intended. Humans are vastly different. How we interpret what we hear and see is idiosyncratic by ...

We propose that ambiguity aversion, as introduced in the literature on decision making under uncertainty, drives a preference for established brands in multiattribute choices among branded ...