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Podcast: The Colin McEnroe Show
Episode: There are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth. How do we make sense of a number like that?
Description: We recently heard that scientists are estimating that there are 20 quadrillion ants on Earth. Which made us wonder: how do we make sense of a number like that? This hour is all about how we relate to unimaginable numbers, both large and small. And, why our inability to conceptualize large numbers can have a real-world impact during times like a pandemic. GUESTS: Shabnam Mousavi: A scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and a senior scientist at the Center for Artificial Intelligence Sabine Nooten: An insect ecologist and a temporary principal investigator at...