Cogn Sci July 2013 PMID 23819823

Estimating large numbers.

David Landy, Noah Silbert, Aleah Goldin

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Peak: 47 in Nov 2019
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What people are saying

The discussions demonstrate a strong interest in both the psychological aspects and practical consequences of misestimating large numbers, exemplified by mentions of research studies, algorithms, and real-world observations. The tone often combines curiosity with analytical insights, emphasizing the significance of these findings in areas like crowd estimation, science communication, and decision-making.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge that humans are poor at estimating large numbers, aligning with the article’s findings and established psychological research.

InterestHigh interest

Many posts show high interest, referencing studies, advanced algorithms, and practical implications, indicating fascination with the topic's relevance.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts range from sharing personal experiences to discussing technical methods, reflecting moderate depth of engagement with some technical details and examples.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions highlight the importance of understanding how humans perceive large numbers, which can influence policy, science communication, and education—implying a noticeable impact.

Abstract in brief

  • The study examines how adult Americans estimate and evaluate very large numbers, revealing that many tend to place these numbers on a number line as if the words "thousand, million, billion" are part of a uniformly spaced list, rather than following the expected logarithmic pattern.
  • Participants who estimated linearly often viewed large numbers as evenly spaced, which influenced their political judgments, making them more optimistic about ineffective strategies.
  • These findings suggest that the way large number words are presented can heavily impact understanding and decision-making, highlighting the importance for lawmakers and scientists to communicate number information clearly and effectively.]

Top posts

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Daryl Talks Games
@DarylTalksGames · X

One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to feel meaningless over time while smaller ones just hit... much much harder... But why? I did some psych research. Let's dig in. ▶https://t.co/9ww5rzTp46 https://t.co/KXHosKRmB5

Jul 20, 2024 · 296 likes · 29 shares · 9,228 followers View post →
Faisal Islam
@faisalislam · X

Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be half way between the two... how well understood is the concept of a trillion?... some science: https://t.co/DyO6Px8rm1

Nov 10, 2019 · 92 likes · 46 shares · 370,413 followers View post →
Gregory Conley
@GregTHR · X

I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to menthol vapes to make the PH case a menthol cig ban. This matters, of course, because FDA has not authorized a single one. Perrone again avoids it.

Apr 8, 2024 · 32 likes · 14 shares · 23,647 followers View post →
The People’s Party
@PeoplesParty_US · X

"Despite their importance in public discourse, numbers in the range of 1 million to 1 trillion are notoriously difficult to understand." https://t.co/X7m2nx6PMQ

Dec 8, 2020 · 24 likes · 6 shares · 77,720 followers View post →
Alex Groundwater
@alexgroundwater · X

This is why most humans are not good with estimating large numbers Especially when exponential growth, or decay, are involved. A brilliant physical example… https://t.co/Ne9TjWeNj9

Jul 27, 2024 · 24 likes · 2 shares · 4,354 followers View post →
Michael Isaac Stein
@misaacstein · X

My Achilles heal is estimating large numbers, but there are a ton of people here https://t.co/AzjbU3iROh

Jun 5, 2020 · 16 likes · 4 shares · 2,836 followers View post →

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Sam Newman
@SamNewman1984 · X

@GermanicFren grok is also retarded especially when estimating large numbers

Oct 28, 2025 · 2 likes · 514 followers View post →
Dreamager
@Dreamager · X

@Lydonj5 The human brain is notoriously bad at estimating large numbers of anything. That's why you have to use calculations of what is actually physically possible. Stephen thought 20 roads of his protest would be the entire UK population.

Oct 2, 2025 · 129 followers View post →
Chase
@chasemasters.net · Bluesky

Out for a walk and was at the right place at the right time. Just witnessed easily over a thousand (I’m not good at estimating large numbers of birds.) chimney swifts joining together for the night. So cool. #birds #birding #AnnArbor

Sep 26, 2025 View post →
no, not that one.
@CowntJrakula · X

@TonyHomewood @SausageSpice @realninawysocka @TRobinsonNewEra Humans are very bad at estimating large numbers by eye, which is why police use mathematical models and specialised drones to count crowd sizes, rather than watching a twenty second clip taken from hundreds of meters away

Sep 17, 2025 · 4 likes · 42 followers View post →
Mal Smith
@readthinkwalk · X

@TrueBritVoice @floboflo Humans are notoriously bad at estimating large numbers from just glancing at a situation. You need to do the calculations (or get an AI to do it for you, asking it to count numbers in the actual video in the thread & asking it to explain the steps in its reasoning.)

Sep 16, 2025 · 3 likes · 702 followers View post →
Fred
@frochez · X

@BackTo70179 @JimCognito2016 The maths says otherwise. How many do you think it was? Do you have. Any actual proof (other than, “it looks like more”- it’s well established that humans aren’t good at estimating large numbers)

Sep 15, 2025 · 477 followers View post →
Yep my name is Guy
@MyNamesGuy · X

@ToonDazza Yes, if that's 0.75km long and 20m wide it would be around 50k people given 3 people per metre square. Humans are very bad at estimating large numbers/quantities/volunes beyond a certain point.

Sep 14, 2025 · 6,465 followers View post →
B.
@RandomGadgie · X

@Sutton1Mr Wee scientific fact for you pal: Humans are notoriously AWFUL at estimating large numbers. It's due to something called "Nonlinear Perception of Quantities", for large groups humans perceive numbers logarithmically. That means the difference between 10 and 20 feels much bigger...

Sep 14, 2025 · 173 followers View post →
Carving Cannabis
@carvincannabis · X

@RealCFrampton People are generally really poor at estimating large numbers.

Sep 14, 2025 · 3,687 followers View post →
Daniel
@deargodwhatnow.bsky.social · Bluesky

Also I mean people are just terrible at estimating large numbers. I mean could you tell the difference between 100,000 and 200,000 people?

Sep 14, 2025 · 7 likes View post →
Markus
@MarkSerwotka · X

@peterrhague It’s really difficult estimating large numbers of people, particularly when you have as low an IQ as most Reform supporters.

Sep 14, 2025 · 623 followers View post →
Colin Robinson, Starman
@StarmanColin · X

@WharfRat7690 @Jon_Williamso @TRobinsonNewEra I saw the footage. Crowd seems in line with some of the larger no kings rallies, like Philly, which had around 100,000 attendees… Humans are really bad at estimating large numbers (anything over a few hundred.) You need to use math to solve (crowd density * crowd area)

Sep 14, 2025 · 2 likes · 237 followers View post →
FCS Innovation Academy
@IAFultonSchools · X

Walkthrough Wednesday: AMDM classes work through a PBL task analyzing numerical data by estimating large numbers in a crowd while AP World History was working in teams to explore and present on world religions. Awesome engagement and collaboration! @ia_kent @FultonCoSchools https://t.co/Zdel5lu92f

Aug 13, 2025 · 2 likes · 1,303 followers View post →
BIP 172 Maximalist
@szarka · X

Holy shit. I can't believe this is true, but apparently there's, like, research? https://t.co/TS30RS0i6i Landy, D., Silbert, N. & Goldin, A. (2013). Estimating large numbers. Cognitive Science, 37(5) 775-799. doi: 10.1111/cogs.12028 https://t.co/NZR50A30I7

Jun 18, 2025 · 1,846 followers View post →
Bryant Heath
@slsees.bsky.social · Bluesky

People are notoriously bad at estimating large numbers.

Jun 14, 2025 · 3 likes View post →
TheDarkBane/TheLilacBane
@TheTrueDarkBane · X

For the ShoutOut today I wanted to highlight @DarylTalksGames, especially a video from about 10 months ago on the Puny Paradox: https://t.co/jFhM9FoYuC Just his whole video catalogue really. He is an amazing video essayist who brings psychology into many of his video discussions.

May 17, 2025 · 156 followers View post →
flakes
@starflakeszn · X

@FDBMenK @ChallengeCorner @MarioBrothBlog you immediately got me thinking of this video https://t.co/OyOwxABpyc, a video which has single handedly rewired my brain in how i see numbers in video games now

May 13, 2025 · 164 followers View post →
ChillAndCoolGuy
@ChillAndCoolGuy · X

@MattZeitlin extremely true; part of why so many americans with “have $500k net worth soonish” on their to do list thought railing against “millionaires and billionaires” was about them. never evolved to count this high and maintain an intuitive grasp on things. https://t.co/WQRbWBvcem https://t.co/5xhPuvxPOL

May 10, 2025 · 242 followers View post →
Miscellaneous Songs
@miscsongs22 · X

https://t.co/nzyMkDxdM9

Apr 13, 2025 · 36 followers View post →
Dan Stowell
@danstowell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Bluesky

@yaxu Does it make you good at estimating large numbers, e.g. how many sweeties on a plate?

Mar 17, 2025 · 1 share View post →
Djt’Heutii
@djtheutii.bsky.social · Bluesky

Not only just ignorance, but humans overall are really terrible at understanding or estimating large numbers and percentages.

Nov 24, 2024 View post →
Jane Nicholson
@jnicholson.bsky.social · Bluesky

Humans tap out on high numbers very quickly. There was a protest march in NZ recently and the estimate of the number of people is anywhere from 15 thousand to 85 thousand. This is being presented as evidence of malfeasance, but it’s mostly just people being very bad at estimating large numbers.

Nov 22, 2024 · 1 share View post →
Ed Ladner
@edladner.bsky.social · Bluesky

Humans have never been good at estimating large numbers.

Nov 21, 2024 · 1 like View post →
Natália Zilio
@natizilda.art.br · Bluesky

Tem um vídeo bem interessante sobre isso na vdd!! youtu.be/wnwM-t8sLVM?...

Sep 18, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share View post →
Marcelo Schmidt
@wattAkira · X

@ThatSamWinkler @DarylTalksGames just did a video about this. Highly recommend. https://t.co/kJpKwjLg0W

Aug 24, 2024 · 5 likes · 45 followers View post →
Kal Zakath
@Kal_Zakath · X

@SpaceCakeCSGO @Benjamaing @Skandal_NOII Je vous pose ça ici, si jamais vous avez envie d’essayer de comprendre ce qui est dit précédemment et que vous avez besoin d’une étude pour le justifier https://t.co/GGqmcBNiAO

Aug 23, 2024 · 5 followers View post →
Dragon of Dojima
@reversecard00 · X

RT @bencebicayicek: İlk sağlık barı 1984 yılında The Black Onyx RPG oyunundaymış. #önemlibilgiler He bu arada iyi bir youtube videosu izlem…

Aug 22, 2024 · 1 share · 327 followers View post →
Umut
@bencebicayicek · X

İlk sağlık barı 1984 yılında The Black Onyx RPG oyunundaymış. #önemlibilgiler He bu arada iyi bir youtube videosu izlemek isteyenlere: https://t.co/OhrzO9bEcJ

Aug 22, 2024 · 8 likes · 1 share · 1,924 followers View post →
Maroxad Ⓥ
@Maroxad · X

Big numbers never really felt good anyways. Hitting 9999 in Final Fantasy was cool, the first time you did it, but now it just feels meh. https://t.co/0lirO3SKiu

Jul 30, 2024 · 586 followers View post →
Nicholas Davey
@nxdavey · X

RT @alexgroundwater: This is why most humans are not good with estimating large numbers Especially when exponential growth, or decay, are i…

Jul 28, 2024 · 2 shares · 15 followers View post →
Alex Groundwater
@alexgroundwater · X

This is why most humans are not good with estimating large numbers Especially when exponential growth, or decay, are involved. A brilliant physical example… https://t.co/Ne9TjWeNj9

Jul 27, 2024 · 24 likes · 2 shares · 4,354 followers View post →
Face Time Police
@FaceTimePolice · X

@pipkinpippa I have a small clipper channel (see below) but I’ve been editing videos for years for my band. I’m a huge stickler for spelling, grammar, and text/font legibility.

Jul 25, 2024 · 479 followers View post →
Dirty Michael
@thedirtymichael · X

RT @Scorsheep: thi is the video <3 https://t.co/MA0HjeAtxh it's evyr interesting <3<3

Jul 25, 2024 · 1 share · 63 followers View post →
scorci ♡
@Scorsheep · X

thi is the video <3 https://t.co/MA0HjeAtxh it's evyr interesting <3<3

Jul 25, 2024 · 6 likes · 1 share · 28,004 followers View post →
INGE
@IStoczek · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 24, 2024 · 29 shares · 96 followers View post →
Stephen - Pokemon Legends ZA
@Sonnie_Slim · X

Good video. Its something Ive noticed as well. When you hit for 75 in Baldurs Gate it feels likr a bigger deal than when I hit a boss in Diablo for 50,000,000 damage and their health bar barely moves lol https://t.co/umujYDaGA1

Jul 23, 2024 · 5 likes · 1,438 followers View post →
Xeldar
@xeldarflo · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 22, 2024 · 29 shares · 86 followers View post →
Malek PL
@WiesawOko · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 22, 2024 · 29 shares · 430 followers View post →
GurenCT
@GurenCT · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 21, 2024 · 29 shares · 355 followers View post →
ソラス 「Sorasu!」
@slasco_art · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 21, 2024 · 29 shares · 10,695 followers View post →
Hammer se fue al otro lado
@HammerTheWise · X

Buen video. Los números en los videojuegos son siempre un tema interesante en varios niveles. https://t.co/tSUvByF79O

Jul 21, 2024 · 2 likes · 471 followers View post →
Charlotte PMMM
@Kuro_no_otaku · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 21, 2024 · 29 shares · 341 followers View post →
Vandy
@SteveVDK_hunter · X

@LysanderBoomer Sometimes if I round up a variable, I’ll round down the next. I think of estimating large numbers like this is the equivalent to cooking vs. baking. Cooking is fluid, and baking is more precise like chemistry.

Jul 21, 2024 · 1 like · 1,323 followers View post →
Celeste Midnight
@CelesteMid30020 · X

@csmfiction Including re reads we're looking somewhere in the ballpark of 55,500. I'm terrible at estimating large numbers.

Jul 21, 2024 · 846 followers View post →
a. berzatto
@nuffmi · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 21, 2024 · 29 shares · 314 followers View post →
Traumendes_Madchen
@TM_VN · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 21, 2024 · 29 shares · 1,217 followers View post →
wholesomejelly
@Wholesome_Jelly · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 21, 2024 · 29 shares · 11 followers View post →
Lupusalbion
@LupusAlbion · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 312 followers View post →
RegenSauce
@RegenSauce · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 13 followers View post →
SilentRovingWind
@SilentRoving · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 21 followers View post →
Nikolas Schaal
@nikolas0121 · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 4 followers View post →
Nico
@pecotito_ · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 403 followers View post →
kita0421
@sycee_ · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 228 followers View post →
Axiom Delver
@AxiomDelver · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 140 followers View post →
Kitsune1264
@Kitsune1264 · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 730 followers View post →
Seven Suns Repeating
@peacelordseven · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 5 followers View post →
Shawn
@DesignFrameGame · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 333 followers View post →
Arielberian
@arielberianA · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 319 followers View post →
Amanda Jones-Rincón, PhD
@JonesRincon · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 204 followers View post →
GreenWish96
@shineylugia6 · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 116 followers View post →
Lana305
@Fawful305 · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 205 followers View post →
Rainbowmon of the Care-monic Spirits
@rainbowmon2018 · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 462 followers View post →
Ⅽhris Perry
@Perridot4 · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 528 followers View post →
Indigex
@Cyantex · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 133 followers View post →
GreytheLoveableDragon
@LoveableDragon · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 482 followers View post →
AtlasPront0
@atlaspront0 · X

RT @DarylTalksGames: One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to fee…

Jul 20, 2024 · 29 shares · 50 followers View post →
T James Royle
@TJamesRoyle1 · X

RT @GreatCrapestry: Agree -large numbers are difficult to understand https://t.co/fs6IKBBAuy 1 in 50000, 1 in 250000, 1 in 500000..all com…

Jul 20, 2024 · 1 share · 1,582 followers View post →
Daryl Talks Games
@DarylTalksGames · X

One of the strangest things I've experienced in my many years of playing RPGs is how larger damage values begin to feel meaningless over time while smaller ones just hit... much much harder... But why? I did some psych research. Let's dig in. ▶https://t.co/9ww5rzTp46 https://t.co/KXHosKRmB5

Jul 20, 2024 · 296 likes · 29 shares · 9,228 followers View post →
The Great Crapestry of Covid
@GreatCrapestry · X

Agree -large numbers are difficult to understand https://t.co/fs6IKBBAuy 1 in 50000, 1 in 250000, 1 in 500000..all come under the same umbrella risk category for ADRs. They could have said 'very rare' and covered themselves but that misses the point - it was all risk, no gain. https://t.co/DHOAtqfSAy https://t.co/MaV4Ii1Lqv

Jul 20, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 241 followers View post →
NewsRx® Butter®
@NewsRxButter · X

Computer Scientists Invent an Efficient New Way to Count By making use of randomness, a team has created a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct objects in a stream of data. https://t.co/T6fZjux6jp

May 23, 2024 · 190 followers View post →
TheLeopard
@TheLeop09056308 · X

@bocephusfuss @BaddCompani AI count confirms humans aren’t very good at estimating large numbers over 5000

May 18, 2024 · 26 followers View post →
Thijs Niks
@thijsniks · X

RT @avyfain: "Computer Scientists Invent an Efficient New Way to Count [...] a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct ob…

May 17, 2024 · 1 share · 6,301 followers View post →
Avy Faingezicht
@avyfain · X

"Computer Scientists Invent an Efficient New Way to Count [...] a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct objects in a stream of data." I remember having my mind blown learning abt Hyperloglog / DataSketches. This is much more elegant. https://t.co/rdw6c7puUW

May 17, 2024 · 1 share · 1,450 followers View post →
Olivier Kitenge Yesu, M.B.A
@kitenge · X

By making use of randomness, a team has created a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct objects in a stream of data. https://t.co/bBJW8ulGA3 via @QuantaMagazine

May 17, 2024 · 634 followers View post →
RealClearScience
@RCScience · X

Computer Scientists Invent an Efficient New Way to Count: "By making use of randomness, a team has created a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct objects in a stream of data." via @QuantaMagazine https://t.co/WUCmyIXt6x https://t.co/yYRtGFqWNw

May 17, 2024 · 17,443 followers View post →
Raghava Nellaturu
@rnella01 · X

Computer Scientists Invent an Efficient New Way to Count - By making use of randomness, a team has created a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct objects in a stream of data. https://t.co/Y2sMAxrVrx

May 17, 2024 · 565 followers View post →
Russell Manthy
@russellmanthy · X

By making use of randomness, a team has created a simple algorithm for estimating large numbers of distinct objects in a stream of data https://t.co/khkn5ys3aU @QuantaMagazine #algorithms #computerscience https://t.co/F76AN28jYf

May 17, 2024 · 3 likes · 2,931 followers View post →
Sonia Mac
@SassytxSonia · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

Apr 9, 2024 · 14 shares · 590 followers View post →
Smoke Vape Utah
@smokevapeutah · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

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Southernvaper
@Southernvaper1 · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

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John Summers MBCS
@jsummers71 · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

Apr 9, 2024 · 14 shares · 3,440 followers View post →
Allison
@alli_vapes · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

Apr 8, 2024 · 14 shares · 7,741 followers View post →
American Vapor Manufacturers
@VaporAmerican · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

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Castello
@castello2 · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

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AddyTuney
@AddyTuney · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

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ZIMOPOUCHES
@zimopouches · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

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Phil
@phil_w888 · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

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Michael Redfearn
@RedfearnMike · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

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Lance Churchill
@LanceChurchill · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

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Phillip Kirschberg
@RushmoreExt23 · X

RT @GregTHR: I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to…

Apr 8, 2024 · 14 shares · 3,666 followers View post →
Gregory Conley
@GregTHR · X

I informed Perrone more than once of FDA's reliance on a paper estimating large numbers of menthol smokers would transition to menthol vapes to make the PH case a menthol cig ban. This matters, of course, because FDA has not authorized a single one. Perrone again avoids it.

Apr 8, 2024 · 32 likes · 14 shares · 23,647 followers View post →
Rostislav Dinkov
@Rostid · X

...5:32.."...For instance I was reading some paper on the way people are estimating large numbers and it turns out, that half of Americans, if asked to place 1 million between 1 thousand and 1 billion...We will put it halfway between..."..: https://t.co/RdeHtGdrsx

Jan 31, 2024 · 11 followers View post →
Morgan_T_Brown
@Morgan_T_Brown · X

@GoodwinMJ People are generally not very good at estimating large numbers.

Jan 16, 2024 · 395 followers View post →
sewershroom
@sewershroom · X

@WellsHFoster its definitely a half truth, like we have trouble visually estimating large numbers in general but at the same time what else were u gonna do at that time? u could get fit and get fed for free, die, and go the heaven u believed in and maybe have gay sex along the way if u wanted

Dec 7, 2023 · 1 like · 1,028 followers View post →
WorldGamer
@GeoscopicLens · X

@FactualPhilemon @TheOmniLiberal Fair enough. So your claim now would be that all these bodies aren't actually from the al-Ahli hospital blast and they've transported them from elsewhere to fool the press? You realise there are non-Palestinian eye-witnesses confirming deaths & estimating large numbers? https://t.co/3Xv0PUTubl

Oct 18, 2023 · 34 followers View post →
WorldGamer
@GeoscopicLens · X

@TheOmniLiberal No exact numbers confirmed but we have MSF doctors & Anglican church members estimating large numbers. According to Richard Sewell most of those killed were outside & there were ~1000 displaced people sheltering in the courtyard at the time https://t.co/3J5mnOZ0U7

Oct 18, 2023 · 4 likes · 34 followers View post →
Hummus with Carrot Chips Enjoyer
@hamzadawud · X

Check out those context notes. This is why I just tell people I'm not good at estimating large numbers like this and call it a day. https://t.co/8eVv2DNljP

Jul 3, 2023 · 4,321 followers View post →
Gene/Женя, Horse Pirate
@GeneKlain · X

One of my favorite online interactions I've had was in the comments under a video about estimating large numbers, including the number of seconds in a year. I commented something like "well you could just multiply 525,600 by 60, easy." And someone responded in earnest- https://t.co/IuAdHoAGyu

Jun 17, 2023 · 6 likes · 417 followers View post →
@ChrisContiPhoto@mastodon.social
@ChrisContiPhoto · X

@FOX26Houston Estimating large numbers can be hard, but here’s a helpful way to do it: Count the number of fish in a square foot area (or better, a square yard), then multiply by how many square feet/yards of fish. You’ll find there are probably close to a hundred in a single square yard.

Jun 11, 2023 · 789 followers View post →
Alex Lusty
@AlexBLusty · X

Also fascinating that one of the studies cited in the piece (where people estimated that a million was halfway between a thousand and a billion for reference https://t.co/Z1dRWjNR2z) indicates that humans conceive of big numbers logarithmically as a way to cope with such scale

May 2, 2023 · 1 like · 171 followers View post →
Thomas Lyons
@VineyardistTom · X

@alex_renard13 @EdwardVersaii That number honesty feels more accurate from a boots-on-the-ground perspective. Research shows that people are notoriously bad at estimating large numbers. This is likely even more true when you are invested in those numbers

Feb 19, 2023 · 1 like · 239 followers View post →
Edurafi
@Edurafi · X

@aniket_sule @DrDavidLandy @IndiaAsksWhy @Haritara @avanishutsav @SciComm_India @WhatsScienceIN @IScicommunity @Anusha_R_ @cete_tiss @foldscopeindia @sciencenxtdoor In number line estimation task, this information is enough. By 'two points not enough' do u mean- one also needs to know where 'zero' is? Sharing d link to Landy's paper- https://t.co/OzbQrrsVt0 https://t.co/YFZPtHBycG

Feb 2, 2023 · 1 like · 2,271 followers View post →
Josh Owens
@jdhowens · X

Just passed a field with so many cows so widely distributed that it looked like a primary-school exercise in estimating large numbers.

Nov 10, 2022 · 2 likes · 975 followers View post →
теорія олег
@olehhhhhhhhh · X

Це не моя особиста думка, досить багато на цю тему було досліджень, ось одне з них https://t.co/3doJpLpfuk https://t.co/up3FnSKHhO

Jul 2, 2022 · 2 likes · 569 followers View post →
Dilip Barman
@dbarman · X

Even with enacting with boxes my #mathisfun challenge turned out a bit tough for my 2nd graders but was fun; we moved on to estimating large numbers. #mtbos #iteachmath https://t.co/fNReRvr3P2

Apr 21, 2022 · 1 like · 530 followers View post →
TheKeeper - enchantedgarden.eth
@oxKeeper · X

@queenwartooth (Its always more than people think - humans are terrible at estimating large numbers... it's just not something most of us have practice with.)

Apr 16, 2022 · 1 like · 994 followers View post →
withsilverwings
@wsilverwings2 · X

@maxfawcett Humans really are bad at estimating large numbers

Apr 10, 2022 · 1 like · 889 followers View post →
Tracey Nesrallah
@mrs_nesrallah · X

Estimating large numbers using benchmark numbers- who wants to but this $120,000 car? #ocsbmath #JERPride https://t.co/ULRcxJ47m8

Sep 27, 2021 · 4 likes · 1,293 followers View post →
Rob Silver
@RobStrength · X

Despite their importance in public discourse, numbers in the range of 1 million to 1 trillion are notoriously difficult to understand. https://t.co/YjxqFRvEYy

Mar 11, 2021 · 530 followers View post →
Paul Matthews
@PaulAJMatthews · X

@objsucks Always good to try and challenge people's perspective on these things - a good third of us put 1 million half way between 1 thousand and 1 billion https://t.co/n3RMNnXfzE

Mar 3, 2021 · 128 followers View post →
Stephen Chrisomalis
@schrisomalis.bsky.social · Bluesky

David Landy, Noah Silbert and Aleah Goldin (2013) show experimentally that respondents estimate large numbers relying heavily on the structure of their number word systems. Estimating large numbers. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12028 #ReckoningWith

Jan 30, 2021 View post →
VadaVotes
@VadaVotes · X

RT @PeoplesParty_US: "Despite their importance in public discourse, numbers in the range of 1 million to 1 trillion are notoriously difficu…

Dec 9, 2020 · 6 shares · 1,798 followers View post →
antonio por la República ☭
@IllescasSan · X

RT @PeoplesParty_US: "Despite their importance in public discourse, numbers in the range of 1 million to 1 trillion are notoriously difficu…

Dec 9, 2020 · 6 shares · 2,097 followers View post →
Silance
@OGsilance · X

RT @PeoplesParty_US: "Despite their importance in public discourse, numbers in the range of 1 million to 1 trillion are notoriously difficu…

Dec 8, 2020 · 6 shares · 254 followers View post →
Lilypup
@LilypupTheChigi · X

RT @PeoplesParty_US: "Despite their importance in public discourse, numbers in the range of 1 million to 1 trillion are notoriously difficu…

Dec 8, 2020 · 6 shares · 709 followers View post →
The People’s Party
@PeoplesParty_US · X

"Despite their importance in public discourse, numbers in the range of 1 million to 1 trillion are notoriously difficult to understand." https://t.co/X7m2nx6PMQ

Dec 8, 2020 · 24 likes · 6 shares · 77,720 followers View post →
Mrs. Lee
@klee150 · X

Ss were excited to check out car prices in our #ocsbMathUP activity on estimating large numbers. They were

Oct 21, 2020 · 4 likes · 193 followers View post →
Steve Thompson
@stetho · X

@uk_virgo2020 @FarDarcy @Gyropitus @jonnymarshall3 @mdlachlan Humans are notoriously bad at estimating large numbers. This picture is from this afternoon. The red box contains exactly 100 heads. You're welcome to download it and count them yourself. Replicate that red box over the whole crowd. If I was feeling generous, there's 2,000 tops. https://t.co/LgYnigF9KO

Aug 29, 2020 · 711 followers View post →
LauraBergerol
@LauraBergerol · X

RT @misaacstein: My Achilles heal is estimating large numbers, but there are a ton of people here https://t.co/AzjbU3iROh

Jun 5, 2020 · 4 shares · 12,385 followers View post →
Mikki Chandler
@MikkiChandler · X

RT @misaacstein: My Achilles heal is estimating large numbers, but there are a ton of people here https://t.co/AzjbU3iROh

Jun 5, 2020 · 4 shares · 1,291 followers View post →
loglady marmalade
@coldbean · X

RT @misaacstein: My Achilles heal is estimating large numbers, but there are a ton of people here https://t.co/AzjbU3iROh

Jun 5, 2020 · 4 shares · 2,352 followers View post →
The Lens
@TheLensNOLA · X

RT @misaacstein: My Achilles heal is estimating large numbers, but there are a ton of people here https://t.co/AzjbU3iROh

Jun 5, 2020 · 4 shares · 26,103 followers View post →
Michael Isaac Stein
@misaacstein · X

My Achilles heal is estimating large numbers, but there are a ton of people here https://t.co/AzjbU3iROh

Jun 5, 2020 · 16 likes · 4 shares · 2,836 followers View post →
Prisko
@Prisko__ · X

RT @ManometCenter: Have you ever wanted to join a #CitizenScience volunteer monitoring program, but been overwhelmed at the thought of esti…

May 22, 2020 · 3 shares · 1,047 followers View post →
Diego Luna Quevedo
@diegolunaq · X

RT @ManometCenter: Have you ever wanted to join a #CitizenScience volunteer monitoring program, but been overwhelmed at the thought of esti…

May 21, 2020 · 3 shares · 5,630 followers View post →
Manitoba IBA Program
@ManitobaIBA · X

RT @ManometCenter: Have you ever wanted to join a #CitizenScience volunteer monitoring program, but been overwhelmed at the thought of esti…

May 21, 2020 · 3 shares · 426 followers View post →
Manomet Conservation Sciences
@ManometCenter · X

Have you ever wanted to join a #CitizenScience volunteer monitoring program, but been overwhelmed at the thought of estimating large numbers of birds? Join Manomet's @Monica_Iglecia today for this interactive #webinar! https://t.co/i6yGZtJSfT

May 21, 2020 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 4,558 followers View post →
Ivo Musteric
@VukSmtnjk · X

@AlexBerenson I once heard in some Astronomy show where distances in space communicated, that human beings are horrible in estimating large numbers/quantities. This "crisis" makes that painfully clear.

Apr 1, 2020 · 16 followers View post →
Eigenvector
@telescopicserie · X

RT @PratherLab: @IrisVanRooij there's some different but related work on lack of understanding of big numbers and their relative magnitudes…

Mar 24, 2020 · 2 shares · 422 followers View post →
Iris van Rooij
@IrisVanRooij · X

RT @PratherLab: @IrisVanRooij there's some different but related work on lack of understanding of big numbers and their relative magnitudes…

Mar 24, 2020 · 2 shares · 11,817 followers View post →
richard
@PratherLab · X

@IrisVanRooij there's some different but related work on lack of understanding of big numbers and their relative magnitudes. https://t.co/LDXMuqyin0

Mar 24, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 5,490 followers View post →
Rachel Wigginton
@WetlandWiggy · X

I love a good demonstration of scale. When I was working with citizen science volunteers, one thing I learned was how uncomfortable people are estimating large numbers. We have a hard time wrapping our brains around them. https://t.co/Req3RGlNaQ

Feb 28, 2020 · 8 likes · 924 followers View post →
Mrs Mullen
@mrsmullen9 · X

Estimating large numbers then grouping by 10's to find the total. @StStephenOCSB https://t.co/2e32jtxZ9J

Jan 9, 2020 · 5 likes · 304 followers View post →
Clown to the left of you
@daveleack · X

Two or three web searches and five minutes with a spreadsheet, and suddenly, strangely, as if it had been thought about prior to being added to the manifesto, it turns out the maths is fine. People *suck* at estimating large numbers. You have to do the work. https://t.co/0bARnLlLPA https://t.co/n9l1pBByXl

Nov 28, 2019 · 2 likes · 248 followers View post →
Caroline Hornburg
@cbhornburg · X

RT @PratherLab: There's some research on people's understanding of large numbers (billion, trillion, etc). Plot twist, people are not goo…

Nov 11, 2019 · 4 shares · 1,193 followers View post →
Ianthe
@Ianthem · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 11, 2019 · 46 shares · 25 followers View post →
Sid Celery
@sidcelery · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 11, 2019 · 46 shares · 9,151 followers View post →
Lauren Aulet
@LaurenAulet · X

RT @PratherLab: There's some research on people's understanding of large numbers (billion, trillion, etc). Plot twist, people are not goo…

Nov 11, 2019 · 4 shares · 737 followers View post →
Colleen Ganley
@colleenganley · X

RT @PratherLab: There's some research on people's understanding of large numbers (billion, trillion, etc). Plot twist, people are not goo…

Nov 11, 2019 · 4 shares · 1,531 followers View post →
Lisa Fazio
@lkfazio · X

RT @PratherLab: There's some research on people's understanding of large numbers (billion, trillion, etc). Plot twist, people are not goo…

Nov 11, 2019 · 4 shares · 5,088 followers View post →
richard
@PratherLab · X

There's some research on people's understanding of large numbers (billion, trillion, etc). Plot twist, people are not good at estimating how big these numbers are relative to each other. https://t.co/LDXMuqyin0 https://t.co/PsNWGkNHYG

Nov 11, 2019 · 12 likes · 4 shares · 5,490 followers View post →
Nick Bearman
@NickBearmanUK · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 11, 2019 · 46 shares · 3,375 followers View post →
Franannigans Davies Ultra Remainer
@FranannigansD · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 4,219 followers View post →
Doug Martin
@Dougmbe97 · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 4,010 followers View post →
MiftyJackson
@MiftyJackson · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 5,353 followers View post →
Seb Alexander
@SebAlexanderSC · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 317 followers View post →
Guy Fiegehen
@fiegehen · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 551 followers View post →
Max
@Maxxiimmu · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 4,918 followers View post →
Mickey Williams
@fusenUK · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 178 followers View post →
Michael Willis
@mwillispub · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 1,076 followers View post →
Edward Vortigern
@EdwardVortigern · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 737 followers View post →
@happyhippy2015@mas.to
@happyhippy2015 · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 2,788 followers View post →
@teamonkey.bsky.social ☕
@teamonkey · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 579 followers View post →
BrianSheehan
@BrianSheehan · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 244 followers View post →
Dr Mohammed Yasin PhD
@myasin123 · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 218 followers View post →
Wee Free Scot
@WeeFreeScot · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 72 followers View post →
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@DohaScot · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 1,766 followers View post →
Bill Hunt
@Mister_bill13 · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 426 followers View post →
@N_asked4
@bliss_iness · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 9 followers View post →
Doktah
@DrHamzamaMii · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 38 followers View post →
tales of imbruglia
@carlyraejetfuel · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 276 followers View post →
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@SixVpf · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 2,801 followers View post →
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@tps2203 · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 2,138 followers View post →
Labour in Eastbourne
@EastbourneCLP · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 1,011 followers View post →
ReginaF
@RMFG7 · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 162 followers View post →
Dolly
@fauxpaschick · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 4,053 followers View post →
Ebeth Murdoch
@ebethmurdoch · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 44 followers View post →
Matt
@HistoryMatters7 · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 905 followers View post →
#StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini #ArmUkraine
@piyakhanna · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 5,208 followers View post →
NotForMeat
@SaveStBernards · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 2,550 followers View post →
Ben Rosher
@BenRosher · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 2,173 followers View post →
tudor lomas
@tudorinjordan · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 1,824 followers View post →
Stephen McNally
@Solutionprovida · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 5,014 followers View post →
Ardern of Chaversham
@GoonerismSpeek · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 293 followers View post →
Norma Laming
@TheSandlings · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares View post →
Rachel Mann
@RachelMann123 · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 710 followers View post →
Alan Dalziel
@Alan_Da · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 588 followers View post →
Marilyn Livingstone
@DrMLivingstone · X

RT @faisalislam: Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be h…

Nov 10, 2019 · 46 shares · 862 followers View post →
Faisal Islam
@faisalislam · X

Over a third of people in this experiment think that if you put a thousand and a billion on a line... a million would be half way between the two... how well understood is the concept of a trillion?... some science: https://t.co/DyO6Px8rm1

Nov 10, 2019 · 92 likes · 46 shares · 370,413 followers View post →
Dr. Emily Robertson
@probablyreading · X

All of us have a difficult time understanding the large numbers being discussed in the news right now. (See: https://t.co/0A9Ds7sLeU for some science about that.) Here's a helpful graphic for income amount comparison: https://t.co/wTHLjQfj1F

Nov 7, 2019 · 242 followers View post →
A
@A_Postie · X

@MarkSmi58604302 @mrwtch An expert in estimating large numbers, I see. I guess your field of vision must spread across London in one glance?

Oct 19, 2019 · 5 likes · 18 followers View post →
Michael Barlev
@michael_barlev · X

@barner_ucsd @samuelmehr @chazfirestone @spiantado @JoshHMcDermott Totally. I was just sayin that there's no reason to assume we have only one heuristic for estimating large numbers.

Aug 21, 2019 · 1,669 followers View post →
JSK_GNPS
@AugermanM · X

We’re learning to group pennies in an array as a strategy for estimating large numbers @rosevilleslp19 @LauraBa48751309 @gecdsbpro @ClaraHowitt #GECDSBslp2019 https://t.co/g231eaA4qK

Jul 8, 2019 · 363 followers View post →
Indian Intl. School
@IIS_DSO · X

Grade 6...Estimating large numbers... #HandsOnLearning #MathIsFun https://t.co/anOaBBqahP

Apr 18, 2019 · 6 likes · 2,706 followers View post →
Lycée Français de NY
@LyceeFrancaisNY · X

Today is the last day of Math Week, and phew! What a week! Our 8th graders have been hard at work solving complex problems—correcting traffic jams, collecting data & estimating large numbers. These are just a few of our project-based learning techniques that foster innovation

Mar 15, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,052 followers View post →