Tag: exponential growth
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A future obscured by exponential growth
A couple months into the COVID-19 pandemic, I think most of us realised how hard it is to comprehend the phenomenon of exponential growth. Mathematically, it’s trivial – a geometric progression – but more physically, the difference between linear and exponential growth is very non-trivial, as a cause-effect chain where each effect leads to multiple…
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Lab test to check for beef works best if meat is uncooked
The technique used to check for a meat’s origins works best when the meat is raw and worst when it is pan-fried.