[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Radiolab: What is the most average size thing

Peter Albin palbin24 at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 28 18:04:45 PST 2024


Listen to the first half of this Radiolab podcast (~30 min) to answer 
the question:

"First, after graduating from high school, without a clear plan for what 
to do next, Laura Andrews started asking herself a lot of questions. A 
spiral of big philosophical thoughts that led her to sit down and write 
to us with a question that was… oddly mathematical.  What is the most 
average size thing, if you take into account everything in the universe. 
So, along with mathematician Steven Strogatz, we decided to see if we 
could sit down and, in a friendly throwdown of guesstimates and quick 
calculations, rough out an answer. "

http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/average-show/

If you are curious, the second segment ( specific moment in history when 
the world tried to find the "average" human body) is also interesting, 
though, less scientific!

Peter



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