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A Problem Squared · Nov 24, 2025 · 51 min

122 = Shocking Theories with Quickfire Queries

🔥 How many quickfire problems is it possible to solve in a single episode of A Problem Squared? 🧑‍💼 Why is Matt dressed like a maths teacher? 🃏And we will deal out some Any Other Business If you’d like to ask Matt and Bec anything for our special 2^7 episode go to the Problem Posing Page at aproblemsquared.com - select ‘Problem’ and start your message with AMA! A chicken slapping machine - click to view at your own risk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68L6JA_CnmU Here’s where you’ll find the video of Matt in 374 different outfits (and the 375th outfit is on our socials) https://www.youtube.com/@standupmaths/videos From AOB here’s Chris’ working… https://chrisboettner.github.io/blog/posts/2025-10-28-card_game_blog.html …and here’s Dede’s working… https://github.com/dedebenui/cardgame See Matt on tour! http://standupmaths.com/shows Specifically, see Matt in London on Monday 1st December! https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/matt-parker/ Or if you would like to see Bec in Brighton on Monday 1st December, tickets are here: https://www.komedia.co.uk/shows/john-luke-roberts-geoffrey-chaucers-mediaeval-christmas-festivitye/ Here’s how to get involved with Matt’s Moon Pi Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/standupmaths And here’s how to volunteer for Calculate Pi By Hand with Matt: https://forms.gle/w44THpNJ3jWUPqHy6 Join us on Patreon for early releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard. If you’re already on Patreon and have a creative Wizard offer to give Bec and Matt, please comment on our pinned post! If you want to (we’re not forcing anyone) please do leave us a review, share the podcast with a friend, or give us a rating! Please do that. It really helps. Finally, if you want even more from A Problem Squared you can connect with us and other listeners on BlueSky, Twitter, Instagram, and on Discord.

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🔥 How many quickfire problems is it possible to solve in a single episode of A Problem Squared? 

🧑‍💼 Why is Matt dressed like a maths teacher?

🃏And we will deal out some Any Other Business


If you’d like to ask Matt and Bec anything for our special 2^7 episode go to the Problem Posing Page at aproblemsquared.com - select ‘Problem’ and start your message with AMA!


A chicken slapping machine - click to view at your own risk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68L6JA_CnmU


Here’s where you’ll find the video of Matt in 374 different outfits (and the 375th outfit is on our socials)

https://www.youtube.com/@standupmaths/videos 


From AOB here’s Chris’ working…

https://chrisboettner.github.io/blog/posts/2025-10-28-card_game_blog.html

…and here’s Dede’s working…

https://github.com/dedebenui/cardgame 



See Matt on tour!

http://standupmaths.com/shows 

Specifically, see Matt in London on Monday 1st December!

https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/matt-parker/ 


Or if you would like to see Bec in Brighton on Monday 1st December, tickets are here:

https://www.komedia.co.uk/shows/john-luke-roberts-geoffrey-chaucers-mediaeval-christmas-festivitye/


Here’s how to get involved with Matt’s Moon Pi Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/standupmaths 


And here’s how to volunteer for Calculate Pi By Hand with Matt: https://forms.gle/w44THpNJ3jWUPqHy6


Join us on Patreon for early releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard. If you’re already on Patreon and have a creative Wizard offer to give Bec and Matt, please comment on our pinned post!  


If you want to (we’re not forcing anyone) please do leave us a review, share the podcast with a friend, or give us a rating! Please do that. It really helps. 


Finally, if you want even more from A Problem Squared you can connect with us and other listeners on BlueSky, Twitter, Instagram, and on Discord.


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