This is such a great piece on numbers, how we perceive them, and how they impact us. Thanks ⁦ @Radiolab⁩ for fulfilling my goal to experience curiosity, wonder and awe everyday today. More thoughts on exponential growth coming. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab/id152249110?i=1000469683848

On a separate but related note, can my math folx help me out? Seems like the general population assumes that exponential growth means doubling. But doesn’t that depend on what we choose t to represent?

Why do we go straight to doubling when there’s so many other possible rates? Is it just easier to grasp?

Ok end of thread. I think I’ve met my nerd quota for the day.