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.
In this episode...
š Where did birthday cake come from?Ā
š How come my indicator is never in sync with other cars waiting to turn?
š¼ And, as always, some business from the business briefcase.
Nina, hereās that recipe for Greek Honey Cake: https://www.food.com/recipe/greek-honey-cake-428671
And for more cake from around the world, look no further than this infographic: https://i.imgur.com/lhhotIE.png
Hereās the Ben Eater video referenced by Matt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRlSFm519Bo
And the fascinating paper about time perception and its illusions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2866156/
Please do send us your problems and solutions to the website: www.aproblemsquared.com
If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord and on Patreon.
š Whatās the best place to see the next solar eclipse?Ā
š¤ Do animals dream?Ā
š¼ The Any Other Business briefcase isā¦half open.Ā
Send your problems and solutions to our website: www.aproblemsquared.com.
For a detailed look at the path of the 2026 eclipse, hereās the website referenced by Matt: https://eclipsophile.com/future-eclipses-2024-2028/
If you want to hear the full interview with David Pena Guzman about animal consciousness referenced by Bec, you can do that here: https://news.uchicago.edu/do-animals-dream-david-m-pena-guzman.
Videos of Sky potentially dreaming will be on social media. Tell us what you think? Do dogs dream?Ā
And, if you want more from A Problem Squared, you can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord and on Patreon.
ššØThis is an emergency broadcastšØš
Unfortunately a bout of sudden food poisoning has got in the way of our latest recording session. Everyone's safe (now) but as you may have noticed, we're missing an episode.
We've now got a new date in the diary but the podcast won't be back for two weeks - sorry about that everyone!
SO in this episode, A Problem Squared presents...
š§āāļø The first EVER episode of bonus podcast I'm A Wizard.
šŖA latter and very silly episode of I'm A Wizard.
We HOPE this is a good solution to our emergency problem, but only you, the listener, can give us that ding.
And if you'd like to hear more from the Wizards, you can join up on Patreon and give as little or as much as you like.
Thanks everyone!
In this episode...
š§ŗ What is lint?Ā
š When does zero count?Ā
š¼ And, as always, some business from the business briefcase.Ā
Please do send us your problems and solutions to the website: www.aproblemsquared.com.
Becās got loads of gigs coming up! If you wanna go see her check out dates on her website: https://www.bechillcomedian.com/tour-gigs.
Mattās also got an Evening of Unnecessary Detail every two weeks at the Cockpit Theatre in Marylebone, London.
Thereās going to be a mathssive (get it) Evening of Unnecessary Detail Extravaganza show at the Bristol Beacon on the 12th March.Find details for those here: https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/tickets/.
If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord and on Patreon.
In this episodeā¦
š„§ Can Pi ever repeat itself?Ā
šŖ Is it impossible for cube-based stairs to be identical?
š And some Business of an Any Other Nature.Ā
If you want to see the biggest hand calculation in HISTORY, you can! Just head over to Mattās YouTube channel on the 14th of March: https://www.youtube.com/@standupmaths
An Evening of Unnecessary Detail is BACK IN NEW YORK! On the 14th of April, at The Bell House in Brooklyn from 7:30pm!Ā
You can get tickets for that here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matt-parker-an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail-tickets-847453715877?aff=oddtdtcreator
Ever wanted to know the answer to whether ALL Japanese snacks scale with the packaging imagery? Well now you can, on Becās YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-roi6FdISY&ab_channel=BecHill
GO SEE BEC! Sheās playing in Reading and Louth in April. You can find the dates for that, here: https://www.bechillcomedian.com/tour-gigs
YOU CAN PRE-ORDER MATTāS NEW BOOK āLove Triangleā NOW!Ā
For a signed, but full priced copy with a special dust jacket follow this link: https://mathsgear.co.uk/products/love-triangle-by-matt-parker-signed
Or for 21% off your pre-order, follow this link to Waterstones: https://tinyurl.com/2fdjnwwz
As always, please send your problems and solutions to the Problem Solving Page, here: www.aproblemsquared.com.
If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord and on Patreon.
In this episodeā¦
š¼ Whatās the best method for naming a human child?
š How do you turn 45^2=2025 into a birthday celebration?
š AYE-YOOO-BEEEE.
Please do send us your problems and solutions to the website: www.aproblemsquared.com
Becās got loads of gigs coming up! If you wanna go see her check out dates on her website: https://www.bechillcomedian.com/tour-gigs
Mattās also got an Evening of Unnecessary Detail every two weeks at the Cockpit Theatre in Marylebone, London.
Thereās going to be a mathssive (get it) Evening of Unnecessary Detail Extravaganza show at the Bristol Beacon on the 12th March.
Find details for those here: https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/tickets/
If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord and on Patreon.
In this episodeā¦
ā¤µ Is it faster to drive around Australia in an anticlockwise direction on the inside lane?Ā
š What were dragonflies called before there were dragons?
š¼ Business of an āAny Otherā nature.
New segment: Things Matt Needs Help With. If you can help with ANY of Mattās ideas, get in touch!Ā
If youād like to see Mattās diagrams and GP MOTO plot, head on over to Twitter or Patreon!
The podcast has officially HIT 2 MILLION! Tell us how you think we should celebrate.Ā
As always you can send your problems and your solutions into the Problem Posing Page: www.aproblemsquared.com.
If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord and of course, on Patreon.
In this episodeā¦
šŗšø A LAT of LA chat.
āļø If you visited each star on the Hollywood Walk of fame in alphabetical order, how far would you have to travel?
š And some sort of Any Other Businesses.Ā
Send us your problems and your solutions to the Problem Posing Page: www.aproblemsquared.com
If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord and of course, on Patreon.
In this episodeā¦
š How often do earthquakes take place in the same location, on the same date, in different years?Ā
š Dingletts, dingletts and more dingletts!Ā
šØ A fundamental buoyancy error.Ā
If you want to look into the data Matt used for his earthquake problem, you can find that here: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-data.
If you want to see the plots Matt mentions, please head on over to ā Twitterā or ā Patreonā .Ā
Here are Bec's podcast recommendations:
- Science Vs: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs
- A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-podcast-of-unnecessary-detail/id1441973787
- Swindled: https://swindledpodcast.com/
- Decoder Ring: https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring
- And of course, her own brand new podcast 'Enemy In Paris': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/enemy-in-paris/id1720149980
As always, send us your general problems and solutions to the website: www.aproblemsquared.com.
If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can also find us on Instagram and Discord.
In this first episode of 2024ā¦
š How long would human spaghetti be?
š Do all roads actually lead to Rome?
š We have new old business for a new new year.
P.S episode not intentionally Italy themed.
If you want to go see Matt and Bec in LA get to the Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank on Sunday January 7th at 5pm!
Bec and Matt will put on An Evening of Unnecessary Detail along with a few of their friends as guest acts.
Come and say hi! Matt will sign your calculator. Bec will also sign your calculator - right across the top of Matt's signature.
If you want to go to that, you can get your tickets here now: https://www.flapperscomedy.com/shows/an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail/72865/
As always, send us your general problems and solutions to the website: www.aproblemsquared.com
If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord and of course, on Patreon.
In this episodeā¦
šŗ What is the biggest roman numeral word?
š² How do I get my friends to play D&D?Ā
šŖµ A Christmas Stumpdate!
š¼ And the business briefcase is OPEN.
If you'd like some extra listening over the next few weeks, have a listen to Bec on Dan Schreiberās podcast āWe Can Be Weirdosā you can find the link here: https://tinyurl.com/mrymvb29
And if you'd like to see the Aunty Donna sketch showing how not to explain a table top game to a new player, look no further: http://tinyurl.com/574m6m98
To watch campaigns played by Questing Time follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/c/questingtime
For the Dragon Friends Podcast: https://thedragonfriends.com
And for the Harmontown Podcast: https://www.harmontown.com/category/podcasts/
IF youāve got any LA based problems, please do send them in to the Problem Solving Page: https://tinyurl.com/2s2x7az4
We'll be announcing the venue for a Podcast of Unnecessary Detailonce a venue has been found.
And if youād like to receive a belated, but signed Christmas card you can still sign up to Wizard Support on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/aproblemsquared/membership
(Youāll get a digital version too!)
As always, send us your general problems and solutions to the website: www.aproblemsquared.com
If you want more from A Problem Squared, you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and of course, on Patreon.
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