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EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 1H 1M

133 = Oeuf-Bran Geometry and Huffman Decoder Tree

from A Problem Squared · host Matt Parker, Bec Hill

🥣 What percentage of a box of Weet-Bix is wheat again?🥚 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 answerHead 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, Naracoortehttps://thesheepsbackmuseum.org.au/Creation: Between Art and Mathematics Exhibition in Paris: https://www.ihp.fr/en/news-science-and-society/creation-between-art-and-mathematicsLaura 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%3DMatt 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-itJoin 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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