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The False Negative We Don't Talk About Every researcher knows that not every result tells the complete story. Sometimes, a test reports that nothing is there, even when it is. In science, we call this a "false negative," a result that misses something real. I've often wondered if imposter syndrome is our own version of a false negative. Somewhere along the journey, despite the long hours, failed experiments, successful projects, publications, presentations, and countless lessons, our minds quietly conclude, 'I'm not good enough.' Not because the evidence supports it, but because we're measuring ourselves with impossible standards. The irony is that research itself teaches us to embrace uncertainty. We don't expect to know everything. We expect to explore, to question, and to discover. Yet when it comes to ourselves, we somehow expect certainty, perfection, and constant confidence. Maybe we shouldn't. Every researcher has moments when an...