Matt Parker and Bec Hill present: A Problem Squared. A podcast dedicated to solving problems of all kinds, such as, "What should I listen to right now?". A Podcast Squared. First one's free. You're welcome.
140 = ABBABAAB and AI-Bah!
⚽ What’s the fairest way to pick teams?
🤖 How do you discourage colleagues from using AI to write everything?
🚗 And this road trip is jeopardised by playing ‘Accelerator or Break?’
Thanks to all of you who sent in answers to “what are you doing while you’re listening to A Problem Squared?” - we go through as many as we possibly can in this episode!
Here is kram1032’s post on Maths Stack Exchange that helped Matt with his problem solving:
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2078609/whats-the-fairest-turn-sequence-for-n-players
Here’s more info on Open Sauce: https://www.opensauce.com/
And here’s a kind stranger’s Insta reel of the Ratatouille robot: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbGwSh4vHQq/
And here’s more info on UKIE: https://ukie.org.uk/
And the stream of Bec hosting the event: https://www.youtube.com/live/4lw_ypXroa4
Head to our BlueSky/Twitter/Instagram to see the U-Haul-Truck-Camera photo of Matt.
If you’re at the Edinburgh Fringe and would like to see Bec’s Work In Progress show, tickets are available here: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/bec-hill-s-work-in-progress
Matt has extended his tour - and he’s filming the show in London in October - all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here: http://standupmaths.com/shows
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