June 14, 2024, 8:51 p.m.

Sigmoid curve

rinsemiddlebliss

Hi friends,

Believe it or not, I published this late last night but I haven't got around to sending out this email until this (Friday) evening. I wrote about the growth curve of all sorts of things, and how it feels like it might just accelerate forever--but it doens't.

Sigmoid curve: The illusion of forever growth

What does a sudden outbreak of superheroes, the growth of a new technology, and the spread of a pandemic through the population have in common? The sigmoid curve! If you're a statistician or biologist or any number of -ists, you probably already knew about sigmoid curves. I just learned about it them this week.

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Thanks for reading and see you on the internet!

AK

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