A linear scale limits your view, whereas a logarithmic map of the universe allows you to see more at the same time. Image source: Avantgarde / Adobe But with a logarithmic view of the universe ...

This article was originally published with the title “ A Natural Log: Our Innate Sense of Numbers is Logarithmic, Not Linear ” in SA Mind Vol. 19 No. 4 (August 2008), p. 13 doi:10.1038 ...