HeyJaredA Problem Squared
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.Episodes released twokly on Mondays.
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- Sep 28, 2026
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144 = Numbering Tomfoolery and Number-Based Jewellery (opens the original)
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#️⃣ How wrong can a sequence of numbers be? 👂 What maths-related diagrams that would look good as a pair of earrings? ☕ And we have some Any Other Baristaness Here is our dual-purpose Google Form - please answer our questions about number and clothing ordering! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tTb398TTacxoqlqJHGonkldwDsqnnMN6V4fRagfPOEI/ Behold the weird balls! Here is Thomas Fernique’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fernik_art/p/DcVerFCDiwr/ And head to our Instagram to see Matt looking r
143 = What Comes After Thrice and Coffee Roulette Advice (opens the original)
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📖 What comes after thrice? ☕ How can I increase my chances of winning a free coffee? 🎹 And we have some Any Other Beatness Thank you to everyone who sent in audio or visuals of the Thue-Morse pattern! Here is Damien’s Thue-Morse Visualiser which is really fun to play with: https://damienkee.github.io/thue-morese_visualiser/ And here is the keyboard visualisation of Thue-Morse sonified by Seta Lyas: https://www.reddit.com/r/AProblemSquared/comments/1vl0m8s/140_thuemorse_sonified Head to our BlueS
142 = How Long Would YouTube Take to View and How to Display Without Glue or Screws (opens the original)
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📺 How long would it take to watch all of YouTube? 🪧 How can you make an interesting public display board without damaging the walls? 🏖️ And we have Any Other Beachness (it’s a bit windy and a bit crabby) Head to our BlueSky / Twitter / Instagram to see Matt and Bec’s differing experiences of the solar eclipse. Here’s Count Binface and Matt the Count Binface Count Agent getting papped in Clacton: https://tinyurl.com/2h7apka7 And here's Matt's Stand-Up Maths video - Can Count Binface win? https://
141 = What If Peer Was More and What If Pi Was Four? (opens the original)
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👬 How do you know if a work-friend is a real-friend? ⭕ What would happen if Pi was 4? 😴 And we have Any Other Boring-Stories… Head to our BlueSky / Twitter / Instagram to see Bec’s selfies with The Stars of Space (real and fictional), and the cute-faced Rivian Car. Why not try Hyperbolic Crochet?! https://startcrochet.com/ultimate-beginners-guide-to-hyperbolic-crochet/ Why not try a checked 25x25 grid crossword from Sweden?! https://fatherben.se/wordpress/digitalt-korsord-i-sydsvenskan/ Robert L
140 = ABBABAAB and AI-Bah! (opens the original)
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⚽ What’s the fairest way to pick teams? 🤖 How do you discourage colleagues from using AI to write everything? 🚗 And this road trip is jeopardised by playing ‘Accelerator or Break?’ Thanks to all of you who sent in answers to “what are you doing while you’re listening to A Problem Squared?” - we go through as many as we possibly can in this episode! Here is kram1032’s post on Maths Stack Exchange that helped Matt with his problem solving: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2078609/whats-the
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