Nov 30, 2020
What's the most cunning way to move furniture on your own?
Thoughtful ideas for Christmas presents
Answers to the riddle of Pudding's Wheel, including a brilliant piece of maths by a listener.
Recipe for microwave fudge:
3 cups of milk or dark chocolate bits (roughly 500g)
1 tin condensed milk
1/4 cup of butter
Step 1....
Oct 31, 2020
To celebrate 12 episodes we're collecting some data! If you can, fill in the listener survey: http://thatsurvey.ilikeit.aproblemsquared.com
Here's the wikipedia page we used to make sense of shark teeth:
Sep 30, 2020
How long is a year of A Problem Squared podcasts?
What's the qualification for a room being a room?
Is the famous Ferrero Rocher advert mathematically possible?
You can visit the Crafts Council campaign here: https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/support-us/appeals-and-projects/lets-craft-packs-children
Delve into luxury...
Aug 31, 2020
- How can you keep cool when there's no air conditioning?
- What's the best thing to do with a spare room? (If you're lucky enough to have one, that is.)
- How much would the Big Macadamia Nut be worth if it was an actual nut?
- Why are typewriters mysterious?
Matt's long-awaited topography video, inspired by a problem...
Jul 31, 2020
- Could pennies make a girlfriend for the Statue of Liberty?
- What's the optimum burger size for your mouth?
- Where is Matt's topography video?
Here's Bec's burger video analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAc2ukZVtdk
And for Bec's 5KTS t-shirt, head here: