Desperate and Appauling

Desperate and Appauling

By Paul SloaneComedyEducation
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Desperate and Appauling episodes

  • Why do People Love Puzzles but Hate Mathematics?
    Paul and Des meet in Cork and chat about why puzzles are so popular yet mathematics is not. They also cover; What games promote thinking? Questions of morality and ethics, Lateral thinking puzzles, Assumptions, Questions and much more.

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    22 min
  • Wonderful Words and Notable Numbers
    Des and Paul chew over some favourite words from their book, 1234 Wacky Witty and Wonderful Words. They discuss some remarkable numbers and go on a lateral wander around some fascinating trivia.

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    24 min
  • Lateral Thinking for Every Day

    We discuss everyday examples of lateral thinking, set a lateral thinking puzzle, describe a clever idea to deter speeding in Estonia and review a proposal to increase fitness and generate electricity. Plus comments on Paul's new book, Lateral Thinking for Every Day.



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    14 min
  • Favourite Poems
    Des and Paul choose and recite some of their favourite poems - tragic, heroic and funny.. Do you agree with their selections?

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    21 min
  • Recommended Reading for Lateral Listeners

    Paul and Des select and discuss their favourite fiction and non-fiction books.  The choices range from John Buchan's 39 Steps to Tim Harford's Messy. Have you read these books and do you agree with the selections?  There are also a couple of lateral puzzles to chew over.

              

     

     

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    20 min
  • Six Great Lateral Thinkers

    Paul reveals his selection of the greatest lateral thinkers in history. Some of the choices surprise Des.  All the stories are taken from the book, Think Like an Innovator, published by Pearson.  Also the solution to the previous puzzle and a new lateral thinking puzzle.  

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    22 min
  • The Six Most Outstanding Mathematicians
    Professor of Mathematics Des MacHale chooses his six top mathematicians.  He tells why he chose them, their impact on the world and some human stories about them.  We set a puzzzle from Mathematical Lateral Thinking Puzzles - Can you list 100 consecutive integers, none of which is prime?

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    18 min
  • Coincidences
    We discuss the strange world of coincidences ranging from births and deaths to dreams and meetings.  Is it just chance or are there mysterious forces at work?  We give the answers to the puzzles in the last episode and we set a lovely new puzzle - If I have a bee in my hand, what do I have in my eye?

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    20 min
  • Language and Words of Irish Origin
    We examine some words of Irish origin in the English language including trousers, tory, kibosh and craic. Taken from 1234 Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Words. Also two puzzles. What is the only English word ending in MT? What word has six letters but if you take away one letter you are left with twelve?

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    25 min
  • 1001 Silly Questions, Boris Johnson Jokes and More Puzzles
    Des introduces three recent books. 1001 Silly Questions features funny, provocative or silly questions.  The Official Boris Johnson Joke Book is hot off the press.  Number and Letter Puzzles includes many puzzles of the 26 L of the EA type.  There is a solution to the vanishing town puzzle. And a new puzzle; what is 59 B on an R?

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    17 min

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…