How many people live in the Tokyo metro-area? What is Germany’s per-capita GDP? What portion of Kenya’s electricity is generated from hydropower? This story comes with an interactive quiz to teach you a lesson about overconfidence. Fun and insightful. Channel your inner Fermi and try it now.

From Weekly Filet #316, in September 2020.

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