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  1. What's a logarithmic curve and how does it help explain the …

    Apr 3, 2020 · A logarithmic graph can also help make it clear if the apparent evening-out of the curve started to change. While a linear curve would keep on pushing ever higher regardless, …

  2. GDP: What is it and why does it matter? - The World Economic …

    May 19, 2022 · GDP has been used as a measure of economic growth since 1937. But the need for wellbeing metrics is bringing its relevance into question. Know what is GDP and why it …

  3. An expert explains: Why does Haiti get so many earthquakes?

    Aug 18, 2021 · Though the quake in 2010 measured 7.0, the Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning that Saturday's earthquake released twice as much energy as the previous one. It was felt in …

  4. Climate change: How expensive is renewable energy? | World …

    Dec 4, 2020 · On a logarithmic axis a measure that declines exponentially follows a straight line. This straight line that represents the relationship between experience – measured as the …

  5. Cybersecurity must begin with hardware. Here's why

    Dec 19, 2019 · The staggering growth of microprocessor complexity since 1970 (note the logarithmic y-axis) Image: Karl Rupp et al. Reducing feature size has been so successful that …

  6. The 200-year history of mankind's energy transitions

    Apr 13, 2022 · There have been several energy transitions over the past 200 years. Technological innovations are the biggest drivers of these shifts, and they are playing a key role in the …

  7. Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024 | World Economic Forum

    May 21, 2024 · This is sorted into High-Sufficiency cities and Sufficiency cities. For the purpose of calculating this indicator, each country’s score is the sum of points of all of the ranked cities …

  8. 6 expert essays on the future of biotech | World Economic Forum

    Jan 23, 2020 · With this enhanced ability to receive more granular, high quality clinical information comes an opportunity and a challenge. In the future, the ability to leverage the power of …

  9. The Arc of Progress in the 21st Century | World Economic Forum

    Jun 2, 2025 · Looking at global headlines today, it’s hard not to feel pessimism. Have recent wars, pandemics and autocracies made the idea of progress obsolete? Cognitive scientist Steven …

  10. Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2021 - The World Economic …

    Apr 20, 2021 · The Energy Transition Index (ETI) benchmarks progress on energy transition in 115 countries. Previously published as the “Energy Architecture Performance Index” from …

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