To make sure predictions do not become adjuncts to a political cause, modellers, decision makers and citizens need to establish new social norms. Modellers must not be permitted to project more certainty than their models deserve; and politicians must not be allowed to offload accountability to models of their choosing

Quick summary:

1. Mind the assumptions
2. Mind the hubris
3. Mind the framing
4. Mind the consequences
5. Mind the unknowns

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