figfu: Helping the World Make Sense of Numbers

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A website, browser extension, API and repository of facts to make numbers more accessible - Too many times, I've come across an article, a comment or some content online, where I saw a number I didn't know the meaning of: 20 GWh, 4.4 trillion dollars, 20 million people. I know what each unit means, but I can't right off the bat imagine the magnitude of these numbers. Just how much energy is 20 GWh? Or how much money is 4.4 trillion dollars?I always wished that instead, I could see a comparison to what I could picture in my head. For instance, energy used by a medium city over a month, or annua ...

Read More l US Federal budget.I’m very excited about this idea because of how much more constructive discussions can be, when people aren’t overwhelmed by numbers they don’t often see. Because of how much less irrational fear there will be, when people see odds in context. And becaus

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