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.
130 episodes transcribedIn this episode... 📣 Which words sound rude in other languages? ✏️ Which letters go where most often? 🛩 And some any aeroplane-autobahn business...
In 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...
In this episode… 🙏 How often do the hands of time align? 📜What is the longest one syllable word? 💼And a very large serving of AAAOOOBBBBBBBBBBBBBB...
In this slightly sports adjacent episode... 🍓 Are there more strawberries or old men on earth? ⚽️ Is Melbourne Rectangular Stadium more or less rec...
This is a single problem, AOB-less and DIY episode...what could be more New York? 🏟 Baseball fun in New York City! 📍 How central is Central Park real...
In this episode... 👾 What is the best way to win at Tetris? 🍫 Revisited: Have all the candy bars been invented? 📜 And some AOOOOOOOOOB. You can...
In THIS episode... 🔲 Is it possible to make a magic square of magic squares where each cell is the magic constant of another magic square? 📜 Bec bec...
In THIS episode: 🍦 Can you lose weight with a diet of ice cream and beer? 🍔 What's up with Burger Rings? 🛎 DING! DING! DING! DING! 💼 And some A-OH...
On THIS episode... 🌍 Where should Earth be? 🛗 What's the best way to spend one minute in a lift? ♾ Why are there different sizes of infinity? 💼...
In this episode... 🎧 How do you stop the wires on headphones from twisting? 🏊🏽♀️ If the Earth was a smooth sphere, how much water would s...
In THIS episode... 🌝 Is the diameter of the sun and the moon the spookiest of coincidences? 🍫 Where on earth are the new candy bars?! ...
In THIS episode... 🎶 What's the time signature of the Bluey theme tune? 🔐 How can you get the security tag off an item of clothing at home?...
In THIS episode... * Matt has found the last number. * How do you determine which day of the week a given date falls on if you know the day of anothe...
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...
In this episode... Can a spoon keep open champagne fizzy? Are two minimalist rulers more effective than one 30cm ruler? There's some Any Other Bubb...
In this episode... 🪨 Which human names are the least elemental? 🕰️ Why do clocks run clockwise? 🧳 Some news from the business bri...
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...
