- Exponentiality-I.mp3
- Exponentiality-I.mp4
- Exponentiality-II.mp3
- Exponentiality-II.mp4
- Exponentiality-intro.mp3
[Intro]
Another fatality
(Due to exponentiality)
Better slam on the brakes!
’cause there’s no re-takes
(Breaks or fakes)
[Verse]
Time is shrinking
(Exponentially)
Might start thinking
(Exponentially)
[Chorus]
1 to 2 (2 to 4)
4 to 8 (to so much more)
16 to thirty-two
(Is it getting through to you?)
[Bridge]
Another fatality
(Due to exponentiality)
Better slam on the brakes!
’cause there’s no re-takes
(Breaks or fakes)
[Bridge]
Another fatality
(Due to exponentiality)
[Verse]
Time is shrinking
(Exponentially)
What are we thinking
(Exponentially)
[Chorus]
1 to 2 (2 to 4)
4 to 8 (to so much more)
16 to thirty-two
(Is it getting through to you?)
[Outro]
Another fatality
(Due to exponentiality)
A SCIENCE NOTE
Yes, exponentiality is a word, though it is not commonly used. It refers to the quality or state of being exponential, often used in contexts where exponential growth, decay, or behavior is being described. For example, one might use the term to discuss the exponentiality of a process in fields like mathematics, physics, or economics.
In the 1990s, we first hypothesized the non-linear acceleration of climate change. By the early 2000s, this hypothesis had evolved into established climate theory, now widely recognized as scientific fact. My lab partner, a Doctor of Physics from Ohio State, and I collaborated to provide key evidence supporting this theory. Over the years, we have observed a dramatic reduction in the doubling time of climate change impacts — the rate at which these effects intensify. Initially, the doubling time was approximately 100 years, but it has since decreased to 10 years and, more recently, to just 2 years.
This trend implies that the damage caused by climate change today is double what it was two years ago. In two more years, it could be four times worse, and in four years, eight times worse. These projections are conservative, assuming the doubling period does not continue to shrink further. Alarmingly, this rapid acceleration does not appear to be an anomaly. If this trajectory persists, the consequences will likely be far more catastrophic than previously anticipated.
Climate change is rapidly accelerating, and the costs — both economic and human — are growing exponentially. The future demands decisive and immediate action to curb greenhouse gas emissions and prevent further environmental and societal collapse. Our updated climate model, now integrating complex social-ecological factors, shows that global temperatures could rise by up to 9°C within this century — far beyond previous predictions of a 4°C rise over the next thousand years.