069 = Tiling Planes and Driving Planes
Episode Date: September 25, 2023In this episode... - What is the optimal maths based pattern to decorate a rented home? - Is it possible to fly a plane on the autobahn? ...
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.
109 episodes transcribedIn this episode... - What is the optimal maths based pattern to decorate a rented home? - Is it possible to fly a plane on the autobahn? ...
Coming to you AS-LIVE from a tent at The Big Feastival! In this wet and festivally episode... - How green is cycling really? - An update on Stawberry...
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In THIS episode... 🐹 A Peanut Squared! 📇 How many words neatly shorten to letter-name versions? 🔥 Was Michael Jackson's hair catching fire in a P...
In this episode... 🚍 What’s the probability that you get on a bus and see a colleague who's travelling to the same house as you? 🧽 Can I use a singl...
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In this episode... 🛀 How do you keep a bath warmer for longer? 💼 Matt solves a problem about business. 🗞️ We have some AOB. 🪵 And a brand new stump...
In THIS very meta episode... * Did Matt forecast a million downloads correctly? * When should your toothpaste be wet? * And there's some Any Other Si...
In this BRAND NEW and Perth based episode... * Which Perth is the best Perth? * If you scale human DNA to match the DNA tower in Kings Park...