Explore Alliance Presents: How Do You KNOW? – Episode #11: 'Million, Billion, Trillion!'

Misconceptions about large numbers are some of the most persistent and troublesome bits of misinformation. Not just children, but a large fraction of adults in our society lack a good understanding of what large numbers are, how much larger a billion is than a million, and much more. Almost no one has a good visual concept of what a million of anything looks like.