Post by Flagship Pioneering

At Flagship, we embrace skepticism.    Many of our explorations begin with seemingly unreasonable “what if” questions that challenge consensus and dogma.     But questioning is only part of the process.    The value of skepticism comes from what happens next: developing hypotheses, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and learning from the results — a series of steps designed to navigate uncertainty.    The scientific method provides a framework for transforming questions into knowledge and possibilities into reality.    In our latest Substack, Noubar Afeyan gives his perspective on why science is best understood as a process, not a conclusion. Read more at The Labs Report: https://lnkd.in/gMuN62pW