A Problem Squared

133 = Oeuf-Bran Geometry and Huffman Decoder Tree

A Problem Squared

Show Notes

🄣 What percentage of a box of Weet-Bix is wheat again? 🄚 What shape is an egg? šŸ’¬ What’s the most efficient way to write your name on a Pop-it Fidget Toy? šŸ‘Ž 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

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