How Many Licks? #41

January 08, 2010

This episode was recorded when Science for the People was called Skeptically Speaking.

We spoke to author and physicist Aaron Santos about his new book, How Many Licks. Have you ever wondered how many calories are in the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man? How many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? How long it would take to dig your way to China using a spoon? Aaron knows. Approximately. And on Speaking Up we discuss the merits of paper vs. plastic with Naomi Baker.

Guests:

  • Aaron Santos
  • Naomi Baker
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How Many Licks?: Or, How to Estimate Damn Near Anything

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