A Problem Squared

Topics discussed include catching the subway by walking, the length of a New York Minute, and dealing with jet lag. The hosts also talk about their trip to Disney World, climbing a mountain in Italy, the presence of blank billboards in NYC, and the idea of walking backwards and then taking the train forward in New York. They also delve into a mathematical formula for train journeys, the 2004 film 'New York Minute', and their personal experiences visiting New York and recording a bonus episode for Patreon supporters.

Guest James Plunkett, author of 'End State: 9 Ways Society Is Broken & How We Fix It', discusses topics like utility belts, the speed of smell, and the ongoing debate on when a plate becomes a bowl. The hosts also share their experiences exploring the sewers of London and creating fragrances through AI.

The podcast covers topics such as analyzing the song 'Year 3000', the reason behind humans having nipples, experiences at different festivals, and a live show in New York City with a call for New York-related problems.

In this podcast, the hosts discuss the distinction between plates and bowls, including the characteristics of martini glasses and the classification of dishes. They also explore faster solutions and optimizing time. Additionally, they explore unique combinations of letters and discuss the taste and texture of Simba's Nicknax snacks.

In this episode... * How do you stop a wobbly table from wobbling?  * Which is more effective for your dental hygiene: a toothbrush without toothpaste or toothpaste without a toothbrush?  * A-to-the-O-to-the-B.  * Plus! Some exciting merch news.  If you want to see more of Matt's wobbly tables on ridiculous maths surfaces, you can do that here: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0511490. For the best system for teeth brushing and more tips on dental hygiene have a listen to ‘APS 03 - Teeth Tips and Defining Decades’ https://aproblemsquared.libsyn.com/aps-003. And, you can now buy APS merch! If you want a t-shirt of your own, head on over to: https://a-problem-squared.teemill.com. As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com. And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.

In THIS episode... * What's the most appropriate gift for a couple’s -1 year anniversary? * How do you write a podcast review without Apple podcasts? * And Bec and Matt return to rather a lot of AOB. We would like to thank shittyflute on YouTube for letting us use their rendition of the A-Team theme tune. You can find more tunes you love, badly played here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHMmLi8z1HbyhTEvfBgXpyg As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com. And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.  

In this very special episode, live from Blue Dot Festival...   * How many astronauts does it take to change a light bulb?   * What is the most environmentally friendly way to launch an object into space?   * And APS are live for the first time at Blue Dot Festival!    A huge thank you all the contributors that helped make this episode happen;   To Professor Steven Lockley from Harvard. You can find more about his contributions to sleep in space here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576512001336   If you want to find out about Circadian Rhythms on Earth, have a listen to Episode 026: ‘Sliding on Snow and Skipping on Sleep’.   To Trent Burton from Cosmic Shambles who helped us get in touch with Tim Peak. You can listen to their incredible selection of podcasts here: https://cosmicshambles.com/podcasts/   And of course, to Sarah Bennetto for booking us! You can find her on Twitter here, she's very funny:  https://twitter.com/sarahbennetto?s=20&t=mf8AoKcmvUXVbHw2YQAoQA   As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on aproblemsquared.com.   And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared (and who doesn't) find us on Twitter and Instagram.  

In this episode...   * Can you guess 5 unique words with unique letters in Wordle?   * How do you get out of your head and into the scene in improv?   * And any other Cheesness.   Here's the dictionary text file Matt started with for his problem. It contains 370,000 words: https://github.com/dwyl/english-words   A huge thank you to everyone who helped with Bec's dinglett.   Alex Holland at the Free Association - this is where Bec did her improv course, and you can find details about that here: https://thefreeassociation.co.uk.   David Reed, his play Guy Fawkes will be showing at the York Theatre from October:https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/guy-fawkes/.   Also to Rachel Pariss, you can find her on 'The Latenight Mash' with Nish Kumar or here on Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/33emshys   And the brilliant Josie Lawrence. You can find more about her on twitter too: https://tinyurl.com/JosieLawrence   As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on aproblemsquared.com.   And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared (and who doesn't) find us on Twitter and Instagram.

In this episode...   * When does a high five become a low five?   * What is the most efficient digital display?   * And, some any other beesness   Just 18 more sleeps until APS is LIVE at Bluedot - that's between 19:45 - 20:45 on Friday the 22nd July.   Please send in your Bluedot specific questions to the Problem Solving Page including the phrase 'Bluedot'.   You can do this on Twitter too, but it might get lost!   A big shout out to Mr Thing, just because they are fantastic. You can find them on Twitter: @wearemrthing or on their website here: https://www.wearething.co.uk/.   You can also see them at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Fest, and buy tickets for that here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/mr-thing-show.   As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com.   And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.  

In this episode:  Can you create an order from a numbered menu that is always comprehensible to the server? When someone is behind you as you open a door, what is the polite distance to wait for them?  And, the cards are on the table.  As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on our website aproblemsquared.com.    Please send in your Blue Dot problems, and we may just solve it live on stage. Just post your problem with the tag 'Blue Dot' to aproblemsquared.com - Do it now!   If you want to come and see us at Blue Dot, you can catch us on Friday, and can buy tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/BlueDotTickets You can find more about Emma Haruka Iwao's record breaking Pi calculation here: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/calculating-100-trillion-digits-of-pi-on-google-cloud  And, of course, if you want want more from A Problem Squared, come find us on Twitter and Instagram.