"Nuanced positions are difficult to convey, particularly when physicists explain that known threats are insignificant while unforeseen threats cannot be ruled out with absolute certainty."
In this episode of The End of the World with Josh Clark, physicist Daniel Whiteson discusses the difficulty of explaining very low-probability risks to journalists and the public. The discussion around 1 hour and 5 minutes provides a concrete example of how nuance can be lost when experts are pressed to offer absolute assurances.