There's some research indicating the opposite, that people intuitively think in logarithms. We perceive sound, light, and possibly even the passage of time logarithmicly[1]
I don't think there has been an explanation proposed for why it's easier to do linear math in our heads, I have to imagine this is just the effect of school.
I don't think there has been an explanation proposed for why it's easier to do linear math in our heads, I have to imagine this is just the effect of school.
[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75191-6