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 throw down of guesstimates and quick calculations, rough out an answer. 
Special thanks to all the listeners who sent in their responses to this question.
Episode Credits:Reported by - Soren Wheeler and Alex NeasonProduced by - Annie McEwenwith mixing help from - Arianne WackFact-checking by - Natalie A. Middletonand Edited by  - Alex Neason
Citations:
BooksYou can find links to many books by Steven Strogatz here: <a href="https://www.stevenstrogatz.com/all-books">https://www.stevenstrogatz.com/all-books</a>
MediaAnd the podcast he does for Qauntum Magazine, the Joy of Why, here: <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/tag/the-joy-of-why/">https://www.quantamagazine.org/tag/the-joy-of-why/</a>
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