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A Problem Squared
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A problem-solving podcast by @standupmaths.bsky.social & @bechillcomedian.bsky.social which comes out today, or Monday, or the following Monday (depending when you read this). Podcast🎙| https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/a-problem-squared
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Join us over on Patreon for early episodes and our bonus podcast I Am A Wizard!
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And here’s how to volunteer for Calculate Pi By Hand with Matt:
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Ridiculous Maths Volunteers
Sign up here if you might like to volunteer for some silly project Matt may plan in the future. This obvious does not oblige you to do anything, but you'll hear about potential projects and can…
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Here’s how to get involved with Matt’s Moon Pi Kickstarter:
www.kickstarter.com/profile/stan...
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See Matt on tour!
standupmaths.com/shows
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Some further reading on hexagons in basalt:
European Geoscience Union article:
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...
Physical Review Letters:
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
Features from the Field: Columnar Basalts and why Hexagons are nature’s favourite shape
What does an insect eye, Saturn’s North pole, beeswax, and a rock formation called columnar basalts all have in common? They are all hexagonal in shape. Why is this the case? Hexagons are the most…
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And some further reading on the origins of ‘Banana For Scale’:
knowyourmeme.com/memes/banana...
Banana For Scale | Know Your Meme
“Banana for Scale” is an expression indicating that a banana has been placed in the frame of a photograph to reveal the true-to-life size of another object
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And the cold snap measured in “Guitar for Temperature”
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The flat listing that used the measurement “Double Bed For Scale”
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The OG Banana for Scale image
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And here's Matt playing The Metre Game
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Here's Bec playing The Metre Game
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Banana Matt with Banana For Scale
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A Problem Squared @aproblemsquared.bsky.social · 1d
In THIS episode:
🍌 Is there a more consistent system of measuring things (and is it ‘Banana For Scale’)?
🌋 Why and how do hexagons occur in nature?
🔔 And there will be a whole Bec of Any Other Becness
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For the first time ever, it’s the first ever episode 119 of A Problem Squared, the first of its kind! With the one and only Matt Parker and Bec Hill!
open.spotify.com/show/7Hp5QDk...
A Problem Squared
Podcast · Matt Parker, Bec Hill · 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…
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And join us on Patreon for early releases and our extra bonus podcast I Am A Wizard!
patreon.com/aproblemsqua...
Get more from A Problem Squared on Patreon
creating podcasts that solve problems
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A Problem Squared @aproblemsquared.bsky.social · 15d
And here’s how to volunteer for Calculate Pi By Hand with Matt:
forms.gle/w44THpNJ3jWU...
Ridiculous Maths Volunteers
Sign up here if you might like to volunteer for some silly project Matt may plan in the future. This obvious does not oblige you to do anything, but you'll hear about potential projects and can…
forms.gle
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A Problem Squared @aproblemsquared.bsky.social · 15d
Here’s how to get involved with Matt’s Moon Pi Kickstarter:
www.kickstarter.com/profile/stan...
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A Problem Squared @aproblemsquared.bsky.social · 15d
If you’re in the market for a phenomenal dwarf hamster set up, here’s Bec’s ebay link:
www.ebay.com/itm/12737936...
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And here are the visualised shuffles of the card question in Episode 113
Tom - tehtommeh.github.io/riffle-me-th...
Bernhard - www.bernhard-werner.de/assets/cindy...
Shaun - svermaak.github.io/VisualiseCar...
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Here are Jasper’s links (in Dutch and in English) about the Belgian family and their children’s themed names
vrtnws.be/p.NvjDVZw5w (Dutch)
www.reddit.com/r/tragedeigh... (English)
Familie die kinderen enkel namen met letters x, a, l, e geeft, verwelkomt 13de kind: Laxe | VRT NWS: nieuws
Gwenny en Marino uit Staden zijn trotse ouders geworden van hun 13de (!) kindje. Hij krijgt de naam Laxe. Opvallend is dat Laxe net zoals zijn zusjes en broertjes een naam heeft gekregen met de…
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And – a bit of fun – the drumming juggler (or juggling drummer) that Bec mentioned
www.youtube.com/shorts/t8VS8...
CLOWN drummer Rocks it with BALLS!! 🥁🎾
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And here’s Colin Wright’s video about Sideswap: “Juggling by Numbers - Numberphile” www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dwg...
Juggling by Numbers - Numberphile
Juggling with Colin Wright. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Colin Wright on Twitter: https://twitter.com/colinthemathmo Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences…
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To find out more about our juggling expert Darryl J Carrington, head to his insta: www.instagram.com/stories/high...
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So go see him on tour!
standupmaths.com/shows
Matt Parker | Standup Mathematician - Shows
Matt does super-nerdy shows all around the world. His calendar of performances is below but you should also check out Festival of the Spoken Nerd and An Evening of Unnecessary Detail.
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Matt’s in the top 92 Best Reviewed Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe!
www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2025/...
Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2025 - British Comedy Guide
John Robertson, Sam Lake, Bill Bailey, Michelle Brasier, Paul Sinha and Cat Cohen are amongst the acts that received the best reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025.
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