A Problem Squared

133 = Oeuf-Bran Geometry and Huffman Decoder Tree


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đŸ„Ł What percentage of a box of Weet-Bix is wheat again?

đŸ„š What shape is an egg? 

💬 What’s the most efficient way to write your name on a Pop-it Fidget Toy?

👎 And would you like some AOB? We won’t take no for an answer


Head to our socials to see all the Weet-Bix Pix, lots of names efficiently spelt out on a Pop-It Fidget Toy, lots of Girl Scout cookies, and a sheep being sheared by a robot



The Sheep’s Back Museum, Naracoorte

https://thesheepsbackmuseum.org.au/


Creation: Between Art and Mathematics Exhibition in Paris: https://www.ihp.fr/en/news-science-and-society/creation-between-art-and-mathematics


Laura Taalman’s Granny Life Crochet:

https://www.grannylifecrochet.com/ 


Get your own Egg-Shaped Spinning Top:

https://mathsgear.co.uk/products/phitop 


Eve’s beautiful cross-stitch:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWY-_qzivz6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D


Matt has extended his tour - and filming the show in London in October - all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here:

http://standupmaths.com/shows 


And there is a Kickstarter to fund production of the filmed show, which you can get involved with here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/standupmaths/getting-triggy-with-it


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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