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“That’s especially concerning because the full scale of the potential contagion is still unclear, and may only be quantified when it’s already too late to stop it.”

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Yes, we’re in one of the great bubbles, and they even quantified it based on a study of more than 300 past episodes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

As Miran noted, this created a classic “lamppost problem External link”: Economists studied what could be quantified and largely ignored what couldn’t.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Now, for the first time, scientists have quantified the number of glaciers we’re losing—and it’s staggering.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

The angle of his nose is quantified with a wooden protractor.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr