When scientists can't find trends, they plot the logarithm of all variables
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-23
A tongue-in-cheek jab at research practice: when scientists can't find a trend, they just plot the logarithm of every variable — because on a log-log axis almost anything looks linear.
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