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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028 = Having a Chat and Nav'ing a Sat

028 = Having a Chat and Nav'ing a Sat

In this episode... * Could a GPS sat nav work on the moon?  * A Pudding Squared returns.   * An APS announcement. * AND format news!  If you have any memory of how 'Is This Your Card' started please (please) let us know.  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.

1 Mars 202245min

027 = Postcode Tray Score and Mesh Mask Decor

027 = Postcode Tray Score and Mesh Mask Decor

In this episode...   * How do you reuse an old radiotherapy mask?   * What is the optimal way to utilise postcodes in Scrabble?   * And, the results of our 2021 listener survey are in.    For more on radiotherapy masks, head on over to Macmillan. And do check out the Bravery Unmasked project for some truly incredible mask transformations.   If you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.   And as always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website www.aproblemsquared.com.

31 Jan 202244min

026 = Sliding on Snow and Skipping on Sleep

026 = Sliding on Snow and Skipping on Sleep

APS 026 is here, and it's the last of the year! In this episode... * How fast could a team of penguins complete a 4 x 100 relay race? * How can you fix your sleeping schedule? * And, AOB - lot's of it! As ever, we value your thoughts on A Problem Squared so head on over to: www.thatsurvey.ilikeit.aproblemsquared.com and give us some feedback!      You can learn more about circadian rhythms here: https://www.nigms.nih.gov/education/fact-sheets/Pages/circadian-rhythms.aspx   How to change them, here: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/circadian-rhythm/can-you-change-your-circadian-rhythm    Some tried and tested sleep hacks (that really work): https://www.sleepcycle.com/how-to-fall-asleep/serious-sleep-hacks-that-really-work/   More about the B-Society, who help employers and educators to facilitate chronotypes that don’t suit early hours is here: https://www.b-society.org/about/   And, to find out which country you sleep like, follow this link here: https://time.com/4318156/sleep-countries-style/ We would also like to give a special mention to the alternative episode name that we were all very proud of: 'Antarctic Circles and Anarchic Cycles'. And an extra special mention to Bec for coming up with it.

31 Dec 202154min

025 = Bec's Beck's and Bucks

025 = Bec's Beck's and Bucks

In this month's episode Bec finds out how many Beck's beers would fit in Bec Hill. And Matt investigates how much he'd  have in Euros, if every person gave him 1 in their local currency.  Plus! A ding is given, and Matt goes to Antarctica. A big thank you to Adam Kay, Doctor Xand and sword swallowers Snookie Mono and Snake Fervor for their help with this episode.  As always, send your problems to www.aproblemsquared.com, EXCEPT if it's related to Antarctica, in which case, ask on Twitter: @AProblemSquared.

30 Nov 202152min

024 = Pumpkin Bores and Bumps 'n' Doors

024 = Pumpkin Bores and Bumps 'n' Doors

APS 024 is out now!  And it's a spooky October edition! In this episode... * What's the largest hole that can be carved in a pumpkin without the pumpkin collapsing?    * How do you stop noisy ghosts rattling doors when you're trying to sleep?   * And, Cupboard of Nupboard: The people have spoken!

31 Okt 202140min

023 = The Weight of Words and Graphene for Turds

023 = The Weight of Words and Graphene for Turds

Yes, that's right. The Weight of Words and Graphene for Turds. In this month's episode... If graphene was rolled to the size of a loo roll, how long would that roll be? What is the weight of the ink in Bec's book? Plus! The REAL answer to Earth's longest line of sight. And, Bec and Matt are reunited after two years apart. If you want want EVEN MORE from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter, Instagram or Patreon. And as always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website www.aproblemsquared.com.

30 Sep 202151min

022 = Serial Writing, Lineal Sighting, and Cereal Biting

022 = Serial Writing, Lineal Sighting, and Cereal Biting

What's the best way to stay inspired when writing? Where on earth can you look the furthest away at something else, that is also on the earth? When eating cereal, what is the milk? Sauce, broth, jus or something else? Plus! Repurposing crushed bike helmets: Can you, should you?

31 Aug 202149min

021 = Inharmonics and Skin-harm-tonics

021 = Inharmonics and Skin-harm-tonics

This is Inharmonics and Skin-harm-tonics! In this month's episode... How well can the human voice mimic a dinging bell? Bec teams up with a multi-vocalist Beardyman to tackle this one! What is the optimal use of sunscreen to create a tan and protect your skin? Plus: The results from Matt's sunny survey are IN and we have updates from episode 020. As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website www.aproblemsquared.com, or on social media @AProblemSquared. If you want to master the mysterious art of harmonic singing, you can learn more from Anna Maria on YouTube. And a massive thank you once again to Beardyman. He is on the internet so go check him out!

31 Juli 20211h 6min

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