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The Skeptics Guide #894 - Aug 27 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Is That Really Good Enough?

When youre worki efficiently, big enough numbers, it doesn't really matter if you're off by a million or whatever. Like knowing that solar based solar panels cost a thousand times as much as ground base spase panels. We don't need to know tha five decimal point is how much more expensite that order of magnitude estimate is enough. That'sand that's the ort to have. Or wat thasa science to me an you got to be back ot o, early analysis.

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