Journalistic and political reporting should adopt a consistent scale, such as using billions, to help people better grasp the magnitude of values.

“I think that politically and journalistically we should start pushing to get people to use only one kind of number. Like just let's only talk in billions.”

Representing large numbers through time-based analogies is a more effective way for humans to comprehend their magnitude.

“Those analogies, those ways to understand how big these numbers are. I mean, you sort of have to turn it into time really, don't you, to be able to get a grasp of it.”