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Opinion Science
Andy Luttrell
#119: The Power of Confident Uncertainty with Demi Oba
56 minutes Posted Aug 3, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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Demi Oba is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business School. He studies the nature of communication. In our conversation, Demi shares some recent research on the different types of "hedges" people make when expressing uncertainty in a claim. These types of uncertainty matter for how persuasive a person can be. In fact, sometimes, being the right kind of uncertain can be more influential than expressing confidence. Join me over at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OpinionScience ...