These numbers indicate that negative perceptions of risk are having a magnifying effect on the economic fallout from the outbreak.
In creating this "Gary Barlow" character, who raises money for charity while simultaneously trampling our shared values into the urinal trough, was Barlow in fact (like the comedy of Jimmy Carr or Ricky Gervais at its best) holding up a mirror to society, magnifying our hypocrisy through the lens of his own actions?
In tandem with this linear simplicity, the work's gigantic crunching harmonies move at the pace of glaciers, this slow harmonic movement paradoxically magnifying the overall sense of energy and drive.
It was, as Le Monde put it, "a crime of the times, a form of magnifying glass on the real state of our society".It is not just the ugly nature of the murder that has stirred tempers.
When a Nigerian news station reported that he might step down on health grounds, the government yanked the broadcaster temporarily off the air, only magnifying the topic's sensitivity.
The American political system is arguably more dysfunctional than ever, with the parties heavily polarised and the 24-hour-news cycle magnifying bad news.All this means that Mr Obama's first two months in office are difficult to evaluate.
But the downside to this globalisation is that the economic slowdown around the world is now proving self-reinforcing, magnifying the initial fall in demand.
Correction to this articleYOU might think that Clay Johnson, a campaigner for transparency, would be pleased to see a ferret, with a deerstalker hat and magnifying glass, pop up on his screen.
Because they had little to say about the economy (other than proposing some half-hearted tax reliefs) or the running of public services that was easily distinguishable from Labour, they resorted to magnifying differences in immigration policy a tactic that repelled as many as it attracted.
Those countries pushed into recession by weaker American demand will, in turn, buy less from both the United States and the rest of the world, magnifying the initial effect.
