Episodes: 145
Frequency: Biweekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10k-100k
Gender skew: Neutral
Location: USA
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Matt Parker - Mathematician, comedian, author, and educator known for making mathematics accessible through live performance, writing, and the Stand-up Maths platform.
Bec Hill - Comedian, writer, and performer known for inventive visual comedy, puppetry, and live shows.
Steve Pretty - Playing And Creating Music Underwater, Including The Science And Practicalities Of Underwater Sound.
Jane Gregory - Misophonia, Sound Sensitivity, And The Psychological Experience Of Finding Certain Sounds Distressing.
141 = What If Peer Was More and What If Pi Was Four?
August 17, 2026
👬 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 Llewelyn’...
140 = ABBABAAB and AI-Bah!
August 10, 2026
⚽ 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-f...
A Problem... Delayed
August 03, 2026
There's no new episode of A Problem Squared this week - sorry everyone - but we will be back with your scheduled Episode 140 on MONDAY 10TH AUGUST 2026, and our normal twokly service will be resumed from MONDAY 17TH AUGUST 2026. We're delaying one episode by one week due to general busyness and time-zone clashes but rest assured you will be getting your full quota of August episodes of A Problem Squared.Thank you for your patience!
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