/sci/ - Science & Math

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Well I guess in particular I mean how can I get a rough idea of where a group of number that large fall on the number line. How does mathematica determine which number is greater? How does the computer even represent these values and do operations on them? Surely theres some analytic method? I cant tell at a glance which of the three numbers you listed there are the largest or approximate the difference between say [math] 5^{5}^{5} and 2^{2000} [/math]. I know we can determine the number of digits in n by taking the base 10 log of n, but my calculator said the value is too large and got an overflow error.

I know this is a dumb question, but it's one of those things I never learned, and I was wondering if there were explicit instructions or at least heuristics for this kind of thing.

Should humans consider factory farming of insects for wild release to keep the biosphere well balanced?

How much has carbon capture technology progressed in the past five years?

Do you think that the primary scientific pursuit of the twenties and thirties will be undoing the impacts of human activity on Earth's climate? If so, what do you feel will be done and how?

Is the term "Forever chemicals" misleading?
People use it in the context of environmental collapse. Lead is a forever chemical and it's been on earth since before cells even existed.
Personally I think that without context it isn't a useful term.

Is the tech there for nuclear or solar powered destination plants to have an impact on agricultural water supply?