Take you back to the Middle Ages in which The homicide rate in Europe on this logarithmic scale used to be about 35 per 100,000 per year. That came down by the 20th century to something closer to 2 per 100 thousand per year, came down by a factor of 10.
Though the quake in 2010 measured 7.0, the Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning that Saturday's earthquake released twice as much energy as the previous one. It was felt in Jamaica, more than 200 miles (320 km) away. Damage caused on Saturday so far appears less than in 2010, the reasons for which are being studied.
In the future, the ability to leverage the power of computational modeling, artificial intelligence will facilitate a logarithmic explosion of clinically relevant correlations. This will enable discovery of new therapies and novel markers which will empower clinicians to more precisely manage risk for individuals and populations.