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 The TED talk by Sanjoy Mahajan summarizes the philosophy... striving for too much rigor can stop progress in science and technology. "Perfect" is the enemy of "good enough". These estimates have been given several different names, including Fermi Estimates, Back of the Envelope Estimates and Street Fighting Estimates. Each name has good reason: First, the stamp of approval from a famous physicist who was capable of all levels of rigor. Second, a reminder that all the information you need can be summarized on a small piece of paper. Third, there are no rules about what you can/cannot do when making an estimate.
+A great video explaining Fermi estimates:
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAo6Vn5bDF0|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAo6Vn5bDF0]]
+And a video explaining coarse-grained models (spherical-cow models):
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQR5Us3D_ZA|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQR5Us3D_ZA]]
+Other resources:
   *Sanjoy Mahajan's book, "The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering". PDF copy is available for free online.