Developing an Intuitive Sense of Scale

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About Episodes Articles Subscribe Mag World is an effort to develop an intuitive sense of scale-–not just “bigger” or “smaller”, but how much bigger, and how much smaller. And what are each of the levels of scale like? To develop fluency, we use a simplified notation for numbers that focuses on the magnitude. We apply this notation broadly to get a perspective on life and the universe and everything. Read More We’ve been working on a podcast! Update Feb 2026: According to Spotify we’ve got ↑1 li

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