120 = Dealing Probability and Healing Gullibility

120 = Dealing Probability and Healing Gullibility

🃏 What are the odds of actually winning Morgan’s very specific, very fun card game?


🤯 Are people more gullible now? And what are the best ways to persuade someone they are wrong?


👻 And, appropriate to the season, there will be some Any Other Boooooooooooooosness


If you have some ingenious suggestions of what Matt can do in lunar gravity, head to www.aproblemsquared.com and submit your idea as a ‘Solution’


Head to our socials to see Matt’s graph plot and stats on the odds of winning the card game, as well as Bec’s beautifully laid out existence proof of the 52 Card Game!


Some further reading on The Gullibility Problem:

Why are people so gullible? https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20160323-why-are-people-so-incredibly-gullible

Research paper on political extremism: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797612464058

Nobel Disease: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Nobel_disease


And some tetrahedron-shaped packaging - or TetraPaks, if you will:

TetraPak: https://www.tetrapak.com/solutions/packaging/packages

SunnyBoys: https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/2016-goodbye-sunnyboy/


See Matt on tour! http://standupmaths.com/shows

And if you want to see Matt in London on Monday 1st December, tickets are here: https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/matt-parker/

Or if you want 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


If you’re 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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052 = Piping Hot Baths and Predicting With Graphs

052 = Piping Hot Baths and Predicting With Graphs

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 stumpdate! If you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com. You can buy A Problem Squared 'DING' t-shirts here https://a-problem-squared.teemill.com. And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.

6 Feb 202355min

051 = Have We Hit 1 Mil Yet and Should Yer Toothbrush Feel Wet?

051 = Have We Hit 1 Mil Yet and Should Yer Toothbrush Feel Wet?

In THIS very meta episode... * Did Matt forecast a million downloads correctly?  * When should your toothpaste be wet? * And there's some Any Other Sizeness.  You can find 'Fibonacci New Year' from @ayliean on Tiktok right here:  https://www.tiktok.com/@ayliean/video/7183451455569923355. You can also find her on Twitter!  And if you want to listen to Bec officially beef with Joel & John of The Deam Factory, you can do that here: https://shows.acast.com/dreamfactory/episodes/who-brings-a-ball-to-war-ft-bec-hill If you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com. You can buy A Problem Squared 'DING' t-shirts here https://a-problem-squared.teemill.com.   And of course, if you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.

16 Jan 202351min

050 = Nearly an Hour of Mirth About Places Called Perth

050 = Nearly an Hour of Mirth About Places Called Perth

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 could you reach the ISS?   * And, Bec and Matt present: Any Other Beersness!   If you want to see more from this week's episode, check out Twitter for social links and images!    As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com.   You can buy A Problem Squared 'DING' t-shirts here https://a-problem-squared.teemill.com.   And if you want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Instagram or Patreon!

2 Jan 202358min

049 = Grand Theft Auto Five and Girlfriend Digit Size

049 = Grand Theft Auto Five and Girlfriend Digit Size

In THIS episode:  * How do you get a billion dollars on GTA 5 as fast as possible? * What are some sneaky but effective ways to measure a ring finger? * And some ANY OTHER BUSINESSSS! The three norths are aligned! Here's a map of the North by North North tour: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/newsroom/blog/magnetic-true-grid-north-align-over-great-britain You can find 'band merch' by Matt for that here: https://standupmaths.teemill.com/collection/north-north-north/ If you want to see more from DarkViperAU you can do that here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV6mNrW8CrmWtcxWfQXy11g And the actual live-stream can be found here here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIvCHyy62ro&ab_channel=DarkViperAU As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com.  You can buy A Problem Squared 'DING' t-shirts here https://a-problem-squared.teemill.com.  And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.

19 Dec 202254min

048 = Satellite Applications and Website Calculations

048 = Satellite Applications and Website Calculations

In this episode... How do we repurpose a satellite dish? How does Matt do his calculations so quickly? And some any other bugness! IF you want an A Problem Squared Christmas card, do become a Patreon! If you're ALREADY a Patreon, make sure you've given us your postal address.  As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com. AND if you've got a Perth related problem for our 050th episode send them in!  You can buy A Problem Squared merch here https://a-problem-squared.teemill.com.  And, if you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.

5 Dec 202249min

047 = If Bees Flew Your Weight and Honey Use-By Date

047 = If Bees Flew Your Weight and Honey Use-By Date

047 = If Bees Flew Your Weight and Honey Use-By Date In this episode... How many bees would it take to lift a person? Does honey really have an infinite shelf life?  Anddd some any other beesness!  As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com. You can buy A Problem Squared merch here https://a-problem-squared.teemill.com. And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.

21 Nov 202249min

046 = Novel Novel Hovels and A Lot o' Lotto Pottos

046 = Novel Novel Hovels and A Lot o' Lotto Pottos

In THIS episode...   * What is the most interesting way to store books? * How many years would you need to play the lottery to reach a net positive?  * A-to-the-O-to-the-B   If you want to listen to Bec’s BBC podcast, 'Elon Musk vs Twitter' you can do that here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0d7q0h8   Check out the cool people Bec and Matt played pool with: ‘Average Pool Player’ Rollie Williams: https://www.youtube.com/user/RollieWilliams   Jennifer Baretta. Here’s Rollie + Jennifer together! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C40fkp0ReDc&ab_channel=KAMUIBRAND   Grant Sanderson, of Three Blue One Brown fame: https://www.3blue1brown.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown   And if you want to watch Matt destroying one of his own books, you can do that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S26_O2B8h8k    Don't forget, you can get your merch here: https://a-problem-squared.teemill.com.   As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com. And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.

7 Nov 202247min

045 = A minute of New Yorkin' and "Hey, I'm walkin'!"

045 = A minute of New Yorkin' and "Hey, I'm walkin'!"

In THIS episode... * Can we increase the chance of catching the subway by walking to the nearest stop in the direction of travel?  * How long is a New York Minute, really? * And some serious jet lag.  Thank you to everyone who sent in New York related questions! If you want to read more about Todd W. Schneider, you can find them on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/todd_schneider Here is the code and wait times graph referenced in Matt's problem: https://toddwschneider.com/posts/nyc-subway-data-analysis/  And the Github link is here if you'd like to rerun Todd’s code for yourself: https://github.com/toddwschneider/nyc-subway-data For recreated images of New York Minute, head on over to the APS Twitter or Instagram. And, as always, if you've got a problem or a solution hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com.

24 Okt 202252min

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