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Desperate and Appauling episodes
- Creative CollaborationsDes and Paul talk about their own collaborations and how serendipitous connections can lead to remarkable results. Examples range from Gilbert and Sullivan to Jobs and Wozniak to Simon and Garfunkel. Books mentioned include the Art of Unexpected Solutions by Paul Sloane, 1234 Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Words by Paul Sloane and Des MacHal,e and the new book Beautiful Things in Mathematics by Des MacHale.
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21 min - Irish Words, Latin Words and the 25 Horses PuzzleWhat do you call a grumpy person with a PhD in Palindromes? How can you find the 3 fastest horses among 25 horses if all you can do is race five at a time? We also dive into some Irish and Latin words in use in English. Based on our book, 1234 Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Words.
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22 min - AI - Friend or Foe?Des received an AI assessment of one of his papers and was not pleased. We discuss AI, consciousness, humour, driverless cars and whether computers can really think..
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29 min - Mathematical Lateral Thinking PuzzlesOne of our most popular books is Mathematical Lateral thinking Puzzles. Here we review some of our favourite puzzles from the book.
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20 min - Favourite QuotesWe share our selections of favourite quotes from Mark Twain, William Shakepeare, Woody Allen, Oscar Wilde, Yogi Berra and many more. Prepare for some laughs and insights.
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21 min - Fiendish Facts and Querolous QuestionsWhich country has the most pyramids? What is a mountweazel? How can you always have a beautiful girl on your arm? Some of the crazy questions that Paul and Des pose in this podcast.
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23 min - Paul Sloane Interview on BBC Radio London 23 April 2024Shay Grewal on BBC Radio London chats to Paul Sloane about 1001 Pieces of Absolutely Useless Advice (co-authored with Des MacHale) and lateral thinking topics.
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13 min - 1001 Pieces of Absolutely Useless AdviceWe talk about our new book, 1001 Pieces of Absolutely Useless Advice. It is packed with atrocious advice, juvenile jokes and terrible tips. Listen to this short podcast to hear many, many examples.
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12 min - Things that annoy usWe chat about things that annoy us from tattoos to cancel culture, onions to ballet.
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18 min - What word has 6 letters but if you take away 1 you are left with 12?
Paul is in Cork in Ireland visiting Des and they chat about words and language. There are some puzzles from their book, World's Best Word Puzzles.
- What word has a triple letter with no hyphens?
- What word has three double letters in a row?
Answers in the episode
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About Desperate and Appauling
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Conversations between Des MacHale and Paul Sloane who have co-authored a number of books including Remarkable Lateral Thinking Puzzles, Mathematical Lateral Thinking Puzzles, World's Best Word Puzzles…
and 1234 Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Words. They chat about words, thinking, puzzles, creativity andother topics which catch their gaze.
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