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Wisdom Of The Crowd

House musician Jonathan Coulton is put to the test by Ophira Eisenberg on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.
House musician Jonathan Coulton is put to the test by Ophira Eisenberg on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. Mike Katzif / NPR

What percentage of our waking hours do we spend sleeping? How many words per minute are there in the Hamilton soundtrack? We polled audiences at The Bell House on a variety of questions and averaged their responses. That collective wisdom goes up against one-man house band Jonathan Coulton. Whose estimate is closer?

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