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A Problem Squared

Matt Parker, Bec Hill
A Problem Squared
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  • A Problem Squared

    136 = How to Discuss The Number e and When to Disclose the "Real Me"

    08-06-2026 | 1 u. 1 Min.
    #️⃣ What’s the best way to explain the number e to an 8-year-old?
    💗 How early in a relationship should you reveal that you’re a bit weird?
    🤧 And there’s some any other blow-your-nose-ness

    Head to our socials to see The Beautiful Old Calculator and The World’s Tallest Comedian.

    Matt is bringing An Evening of Unnecessary Detail to New York! The Bell House, Brooklyn on Sunday 12th July. Tickets can be found here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300064B84CCCF567

    Matt has extended his tour - and he’s filming the show in London in October - all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here: http://standupmaths.com/shows 

    Join us on Patreon for early releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard!
    If you’re already on Patreon and have a creative Wizard offer to give Bec and Matt, please comment on our pinned post!  
    If you want to (we’re not forcing anyone) please do leave us a review, share the podcast with a friend, or give us a rating! Please do that. It really helps. 
    Finally, if you want even more from A Problem Squared you can connect with us and other listeners on BlueSky, Twitter, Instagram, and on Discord.
  • A Problem Squared

    135 = Pasta Water Solution and QR Code Substitution

    25-05-2026 | 51 Min.
    🍝 Why do we put salt in pasta water?
    👾 Can you put bespoke characters in to a QR Code?
    🌼And Spring Has Sprung (in the UK) so there’s some Any Other Bloomsness

    Head to our socials to see some frankly-very-silly-but-fully-operational QR Codes.

    Boiling and Freezing Points of Pure and Salty Water https://van.physics.illinois.edu/ask/listing/1457

    Matt has extended his tour - and filming the show in London in October - all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here: http://standupmaths.com/shows 

    Join us on Patreon for early releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard!
    If you’re already on Patreon and have a creative Wizard offer to give Bec and Matt, please comment on our pinned post!  

    If you want to (we’re not forcing anyone) please do leave us a review, share the podcast with a friend, or give us a rating! Please do that. It really helps. 
    Finally, if you want even more from A Problem Squared you can connect with us and other listeners on BlueSky, Twitter, Instagram, and on Discord.
  • A Problem Squared

    134 = Tooth and Rock Day 2026

    11-05-2026 | 1 u. 21 Min.
    🤘To mark the May Birthday of Dwayne 'The' 'Tooth Fairy' 'Rock' Johnson, Episode 134 is a Tooth and Rock Special!
    🪨 Matt answers your rock-based queries and shares a Salt of the Perth update
    🦷 Bec and Dentist Sophie answer your tooth-based queries and shares an Adult Tooth Fairy update

    Head to our socials to look at some incredibly detailed Salt of the Perth imagery.
    And relatedly…
    Lead Explained:
    https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/-/media/ScottishWater/Document-Hub/Factsheets-and-Leaflets/Factsheets/100620SWFactSheet72020v5web.pdf
    Thallium in Salt Substitutes: A Possible Health Hazard:
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0013935177900433

    And here’s Matt’s Moving Mountains sources:
    https://ourworldindata.org/energy-production-consumption
    https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/courses/eosc350/content/foundations/properties/density.htm

    Matt has extended his tour - and filming the show in London in October - all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here:
    http://standupmaths.com/shows 

    Join us on Patreon for early releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard!
    If you’re already on Patreon and have a creative Wizard offer to give Bec and Matt, please comment on our pinned post!  
    If you want to (we’re not forcing anyone) please do leave us a review, share the podcast with a friend, or give us a rating! Please do that. It really helps. 

    Finally, if you want even more from A Problem Squared you can connect with us and other listeners on BlueSky, Twitter, Instagram, and on Discord.
  • A Problem Squared

    133 = Oeuf-Bran Geometry and Huffman Decoder Tree

    27-04-2026 | 1 u. 1 Min.
    🥣 What percentage of a box of Weet-Bix is wheat again?
    🥚 What shape is an egg? 
    💬 What’s the most efficient way to write your name on a Pop-it Fidget Toy?
    👎 And would you like some AOB? We won’t take no for an answer

    Head to our socials to see all the Weet-Bix Pix, lots of names efficiently spelt out on a Pop-It Fidget Toy, lots of Girl Scout cookies, and a sheep being sheared by a robot…

    The Sheep’s Back Museum, Naracoorte
    https://thesheepsbackmuseum.org.au/

    Creation: Between Art and Mathematics Exhibition in Paris: https://www.ihp.fr/en/news-science-and-society/creation-between-art-and-mathematics

    Laura Taalman’s Granny Life Crochet:
    https://www.grannylifecrochet.com/ 

    Get your own Egg-Shaped Spinning Top:
    https://mathsgear.co.uk/products/phitop 

    Eve’s beautiful cross-stitch:
    https://www.instagram.com/p/DWY-_qzivz6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

    Matt has extended his tour - and filming the show in London in October - all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here:
    http://standupmaths.com/shows 

    And there is a Kickstarter to fund production of the filmed show, which you can get involved with here:
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/standupmaths/getting-triggy-with-it

    Join us on Patreon for early releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard!
    If you’re already on Patreon and have a creative Wizard offer to give Bec and Matt, please comment on our pinned post!  
    If you want to (we’re not forcing anyone) please do leave us a review, share the podcast with a friend, or give us a rating! Please do that. It really helps. 

    Finally, if you want even more from A Problem Squared you can connect with us and other listeners on BlueSky, Twitter, Instagram, and on Discord.
  • A Problem Squared

    132 = Insistuvree and Bix of Weet

    13-04-2026 | 52 Min.
    🔠 Are there any English words containing four letters in alphabetical order?
    🥣 What percentage of a box of weet-bix is wheat?
    🎪 And there is some any other bah-bah-bahbahbahbah-buh-buh-business

    Head to our socials to see Bec’s post-show photos and videos from her Adelaide run including Morgan and Morgan's mum’s tooth, Scott and the 6-7 shirt and Karn and his incredible APS Flipchart.  You’ll also find Matt’s list of all the 4-letters-alphabetised words and one of the many bridges.

    Matt has extended his tour - and filming the show in London in October - all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here:
    http://standupmaths.com/shows 

    Join us on Patreon for early releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard!
    If you’re already on Patreon and have a creative Wizard offer to give Bec and Matt, please comment on our pinned post!  
    If you want to (we’re not forcing anyone) please do leave us a review, share the podcast with a friend, or give us a rating! Please do that. It really helps. 
    Finally, if you want even more from A Problem Squared you can connect with us and other listeners on BlueSky, Twitter, Instagram, and on Discord.
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Matt Parker and Bec Hill present: A Problem Squared. A podcast dedicated to solving problems of all kinds, such as, "What should I listen to right now?". A Podcast Squared. First one's free. You're welcome. Episodes released twokly on Mondays.
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