A Problem Squared

122 = Shocking Theories with Quickfire Queries

A Problem Squared

Show Notes

šŸ”„ How many quickfire problems is it possible to solve in a single episode of A Problem Squared? šŸ§‘ā€šŸ’¼ Why is Matt dressed like a maths teacher? šŸƒAnd we will deal out some Any Other Business

If you’d like to ask Matt and Bec anything for our special 2^7 episode go to the Problem Posing Page at aproblemsquared.com - select ā€˜Problem’ and start your message with AMA!

A chicken slapping machine - click to view at your own risk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68L6JA_CnmU

Here’s where you’ll find the video of Matt in 374 different outfits (and the 375th outfit is on our socials) https://www.youtube.com/@standupmaths/videos

From AOB here’s Chris’ working… https://chrisboettner.github.io/blog/posts/2025-10-28-card_game_blog.html …and here’s Dede’s working… https://github.com/dedebenui/cardgame

See Matt on tour! http://standupmaths.com/shows Specifically, see Matt in London on Monday 1st December! https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/matt-parker/

Or if you would like to see Bec in Brighton on Monday 1st December, tickets are here: https://www.komedia.co.uk/shows/john-luke-roberts-geoffrey-chaucers-mediaeval-christmas-festivitye/

Here’s how to get involved with Matt’s Moon Pi Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/standupmaths

And here’s how to volunteer for Calculate Pi By Hand with Matt: https://forms.gle/w44THpNJ3jWUPqHy6

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!

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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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