A Problem Squared

On an autumnal day, what better way to warm up than with a nice hot cup of freshly brewed A Problem Squared. 146 = Five-ish or Four-ish and Have Tank But No Fish open.spotify.com/show/7Hp5QDk...

Do you have a problem for Bec and Matt to solve? Tell us about it: www.aproblemsquared.com

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On an autumnal day, what better way to warm up than with a nice hot cup of freshly brewed A Problem Squared. 146 = Five-ish or Four-ish and Have Tank But No Fish open.spotify.com/show/7Hp5QDk...

BBC Archive: The Street With Confounding House Numbers from 1961 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr6G...

How the Japanese house numbering system works… geoawesome.com/how-the-craz...

On an autumnal day, what better way to warm up than with a nice hot cup of freshly brewed A Problem Squared. 146 = Five-ish or Four-ish and Have Tank But No Fish open.spotify.com/show/7Hp5QDk...

Bec’s drinks cabinet diorama.

Matt’s really old maths book.

On an autumnal day, what better way to warm up than with a nice hot cup of freshly brewed A Problem Squared. 146 = Five-ish or Four-ish and Have Tank But No Fish open.spotify.com/show/7Hp5QDk...

Matt and his toilet wine.

Bec’s photos of the gorgeous Welsh scenery.

On an autumnal day, what better way to warm up than with a nice hot cup of freshly brewed A Problem Squared. 146 = Five-ish or Four-ish and Have Tank But No Fish open.spotify.com/show/7Hp5QDk...

On THIS Episode: 🟰 How do you round 0.44999999... to 1 decimal place? 🐟 What creative things can be done with a fish tank that has no fish? 🍂 And we have some Autumnal Other Business

The platonic solids for platonic friends.

A Problem Squared Episode 145 has put its socks and trousers on (in whichever order you prefer), styled with a freshly ironed white shirt and a backwards cap so it is all dressed up and ready for some weighty debate! 145 = Trousers & Socks and Heaviest Blocks open.spotify.com/show/7Hp5QDk...

Do you have a problem for Bec and Matt to solve? Tell us about it: www.aproblemsquared.com

Join us on Patreon for early episode releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard! www.patreon.com/aproblemsqua...

Take a trip back in time to see Matt putting both his socks on simultaneously: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs7f...

Matt’s adventures in Aussie Rules Football (and hanging out with young people while wearing a backwards cap)

On THIS Episode: 🧦 Do you put your trousers or socks on first?👖 🎲 How much would a standard pair of dice weigh if they were made up of just protons and neutrons? 🎲 🏉 We have some Australian Ozzie Ballness that may or may not be in the right order.

What would happen if a tablespoonful of a neutron star was brought to Earth? www.astronomy.com/science/what...

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Countdown: 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 (or should that be 3 - 1 - 5 - 4 - 2?) Episode 144 (or should that be 414?) of A Problem Squared has arrived in an orderly and stylish fashion and is ready for your ears. 144 = Numbering Tomfoolery and Number-Based Jewellery open.spotify.com/show/7Hp5QDk...

Matt has extended his tour - and he’s filming the show in London in October - all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here: standupmaths.com/shows

Join us on Patreon for early episode releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard! www.patreon.com/aproblemsqua...

Vanessa Schattman on the maths of cat’s cradle: archive.bridgesmathart.org/2026/bridges...

Do you have a problem for Bec and Matt to solve? Tell us about it: www.aproblemsquared.com

Some pre-made mathematical earrings from Maths Gear: mathsgear.co.uk/collections/...

Geometrically Accurate No Footballs Signage from West Hollywood (thank you Mallory!)

Bec’s delicious haul of cherry tomatoes

Some visuals to inspire duallery from Brown University www.math.brown.edu/tbanchof/Bey...

A story in two photos - Matt looking really happy with a weird football and Bec looking really sad with a weird football.

Bec Hill’s Be Chill Bracelet (thank you Hazel!)

Here is our dual-purpose Google Form - please answer our questions about number and clothing ordering! docs.google.com/forms/d/1tTb...

Behold the weird balls! Thomas Fernique’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/fernik_art/p...

On THIS Episode: #️⃣ 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

14 Sept

Thank you for installing Episode 143 of A Problem Squared into your ears which should now be able to provide you with some solutions to 100% highly practical problems sent in by previous listeners… 143 = What Comes After Thrice and Coffee Roulette Advice open.spotify.com/show/7Hp5QDk...