Science is a learning process that involves experimentation, failure and revision -- and the science of medicine is no exception. Cancer researcher Kevin B. Jones faces the deep unknowns about surgery and medical care with a simple answer: honesty. In a thoughtful talk about the nature of knowledge, Jones shows how science is at its best when scientists humbly admit what they do not yet understand.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine

Science advances not through certainty, but through curiosity, humility, and learning from exceptions. In medicine, every patient encounter is an experiment with an unknown outcome, not just a routine application of established fact. The rarest cases, like sarcomas that make up only one percent of cancers, have revealed some of the most fundamental truths about cancer biology. Open, honest conversations about uncertainty help both doctors and patients become partners in discovery rather than passive participants.

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Kevin B. Jones: Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine