A Problem Squared

123 = The Science of Fries and Mounting Sea Level Rise

A Problem Squared

Show Notes

šŸŸ Why does the nutritional value of frozen chips change depending on whether they are cooked in an air fryer or in an oven? ā›°ļø How large a mountain could we make from 2.2 meters of dredged sea bed (combatting sea level rise in the process)? šŸƒAnd there’ll be some AOB, as easy as 123.

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