A Problem Squared

081 = Pi Prize and Square Stairs


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In this episode…

🥧 Can Pi ever repeat itself? 

🪜 Is it impossible for cube-based stairs to be identical?

📈 And some Business of an Any Other Nature. 

If you want to see the biggest hand calculation in HISTORY, you can! Just head over to Matt’s YouTube channel on the 14th of March: https://www.youtube.com/@standupmaths

An Evening of Unnecessary Detail is BACK IN NEW YORK! On the 14th of April, at The Bell House in Brooklyn from 7:30pm! 

  • You can get tickets for that here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matt-parker-an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail-tickets-847453715877?aff=oddtdtcreator

  • Ever wanted to know the answer to whether ALL Japanese snacks scale with the packaging imagery? Well now you can, on Bec’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-roi6FdISY&ab_channel=BecHill

    GO SEE BEC! She’s playing in Reading and Louth in April. You can find the dates for that, here: https://www.bechillcomedian.com/tour-gigs

    YOU CAN PRE-ORDER MATT’S NEW BOOK ‘Love Triangle’ NOW! 

    • For a signed, but full priced copy with a special dust jacket follow this link: https://mathsgear.co.uk/products/love-triangle-by-matt-parker-signed

      • Or for 21% off your pre-order, follow this link to Waterstones: https://tinyurl.com/2fdjnwwz

      • As always, please send your problems and solutions to the Problem Solving Page, here: www.aproblemsquared.com.


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