‘Fermi problems’ directory
- See Also
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Gwern
- “Miscellaneous”, Gwern 2009
- “Towards Benchmarking LLM Diversity & Creativity”, Gwern 2024
- “Startup Ideas”, Gwern 2017
- “Plausibility of Oreimo’s Kirino”, Gwern 2013
- “How Many Numbers Does One See per Minute?”, Gwern 2013
- “How Long Would It Take to Read Every Book Ever Written If Every Human Started Reading Now?”, Gwern 2014
- “It Would Cost >$100b to Replace All the Warheads in the US Nuclear Arsenal”, Gwern 2014
- “The Warm Equation of the Lifetime Odds of Being Pooped on by a Bird”, Gwern 2016
- “Prediction Markets”, Gwern 2009
- “Fermi Calculation Examples”, Gwern 2019
- “Silk Road 1: Theory & Practice”, Gwern 2011
- “Modafinil”, Gwern 2009
- “Girl Scouts & Good Corporate Governance”, Gwern 2011
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Links
- “Introduction to Fermi Estimates”
- “Fermi Problem: Power Developed at the Eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic System in June 2011”, Asorey & Dávalos 2011
- “Caloric Restriction Delays Disease Onset and Mortality in Rhesus Monkeys”, Colman et al 2009
- “FLEEP: The Collected Comic”, Shiga 2002
- “On Number Numbness”, Hofstadter 1982b
- “Estimation—Part I: How to Do It?”
- “Risk Management and Sounding Crazy”
- “Quantified Intuitions: An Epistemics Training Website including a New EA-Themed Calibration App”
- “The Estimation Game: a Monthly Fermi Estimation Web App”
- “Some Key Numbers That Every Effective Altruist Should Know”, benthamite 2025
- “Napkin-Math: Techniques and Numbers for Estimating System’s Performance from First-Principles”, sirupsen 2025
- “How Should Mathematics Be Taught to Non-Mathematicians?”, Gowers 2025
- “Neurotechnology Numbers Worth Knowing”, Cvitkovic 2025
- “Reactionary Philosophy In An Enormous, Planet-Sized Nutshell”
- “What If?”, Munroe 2025
- “Fermi Estimates”
- “Fermi Estimates”
- “Inside/Outside View”
- “/r/estimation”
- Wikipedia
- Miscellaneous
See Also
Gwern
“Miscellaneous”, Gwern 2009
“Towards Benchmarking LLM Diversity & Creativity”, Gwern 2024
“Startup Ideas”, Gwern 2017
“Plausibility of Oreimo’s Kirino”, Gwern 2013
“How Many Numbers Does One See per Minute?”, Gwern 2013
“How Long Would It Take to Read Every Book Ever Written If Every Human Started Reading Now?”, Gwern 2014
How long would it take to read every book ever written if every human started reading now?
“It Would Cost >$100b to Replace All the Warheads in the US Nuclear Arsenal”, Gwern 2014
It would cost >$100b to replace all the warheads in the US nuclear arsenal
“The Warm Equation of the Lifetime Odds of Being Pooped on by a Bird”, Gwern 2016
The Warm Equation of the lifetime odds of being pooped on by a bird :
“Prediction Markets”, Gwern 2009
“Fermi Calculation Examples”, Gwern 2019
“Silk Road 1: Theory & Practice”, Gwern 2011
“Modafinil”, Gwern 2009
“Girl Scouts & Good Corporate Governance”, Gwern 2011
Links
“Introduction to Fermi Estimates”
“Fermi Problem: Power Developed at the Eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic System in June 2011”, Asorey & Dávalos 2011
“Caloric Restriction Delays Disease Onset and Mortality in Rhesus Monkeys”, Colman et al 2009
Caloric restriction delays disease onset and mortality in rhesus monkeys
“FLEEP: The Collected Comic”, Shiga 2002
“On Number Numbness”, Hofstadter 1982b
“Estimation—Part I: How to Do It?”
“Risk Management and Sounding Crazy”
“Quantified Intuitions: An Epistemics Training Website including a New EA-Themed Calibration App”
Quantified Intuitions: An epistemics training website including a new EA-themed calibration app :
“The Estimation Game: a Monthly Fermi Estimation Web App”
“Some Key Numbers That Every Effective Altruist Should Know”, benthamite 2025
Some key numbers that every Effective Altruist should know :
“Napkin-Math: Techniques and Numbers for Estimating System’s Performance from First-Principles”, sirupsen 2025
napkin-math: Techniques and numbers for estimating system’s performance from first-principles
“How Should Mathematics Be Taught to Non-Mathematicians?”, Gowers 2025
“Neurotechnology Numbers Worth Knowing”, Cvitkovic 2025
“Reactionary Philosophy In An Enormous, Planet-Sized Nutshell”
Reactionary Philosophy In An Enormous, Planet-Sized Nutshell :
“What If?”, Munroe 2025
What If? :
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“Fermi Estimates”
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https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PsEppdvgRisz5xAHG/fermi-estimates
“Fermi Estimates”
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https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PsEppdvgRisz5xAHG/fermi-estimates8pts