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16 seasons · 338 eps

Season 2026

S2026 · E1 21 min

Did Kellogg's do the math? Episode 1

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CORRECTIONS - Some parentheses float up into their index at 0:46 and 5:18. Blame the sugar high. - At 8:11 I say Kellogg's don't make any loop-based cereal, but they do make Froot Loops and Apple Jacks.

S2026 · E2 20 min

The magic of adding random noise to black and white images. Episode 2

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S2026 · E3 15 min

Calculating pi with a lunar rover (Moon Pi Update!) Episode 3

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Huge thanks to Colin Beveridge, Ben Ashforth and Stephen Parker for all their work on the calculation code that's going on the rover, and thank you to Skylar McDonald for setting up and maintaining the pi.space database.

S2026 · E4 26 min

Calculating pi from coin flips (without randomness) Episode 4

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Happy Pi Day! The new value of pi is 3.2266. Pi-by-hand is happening - at some time in the future - at some location!

S2026 · E5 16 min

How to break Magic the Gathering. Episode 5

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S2026 · E6 20 min

What is up with UK bridge height signs? Episode 6

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S2026 · E7 27 min

The paper scale system is broken. Episode 7

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S2026 · E8 20 min

Has an AI discovered new maths? Episode 8

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Were the passers by bemused by me, sitting at a desk drinking coffee on the beach? We’ll never find out for sure but it’s safe to say maybe.

S2026 · E9 11 min

Can Count Binface win? Episode 9

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Thanks to Count Binface for being a part of this video and a part of British democracy.

S2026 · E10 23 min

My viewers discovered a new set! Episode 10

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S2026 · E11 19 min

The sorting algorithm that shouldn’t. Episode 11

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Stand-up Maths explores the logic and utility of various sorting algorithms, ranging from standard computer science classics to unconventional, surprising methods discovered by accident. Through these examples, the video illustrates how algorithmic thinking can be both a powerful practical tool for developers and a source of genuine intellectual curiosity.

S2026 · E12 16 min

Is Kinetic Energy actually ½mv²? Episode 12

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Special thanks to Dr Clara Nellist for making the time to hop on a call with me and brave the outside conditions above the LHC.

S2026 · E13 23 min

Breaking Maths News: what's going on with millennium maths problems? Episode 13

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Breaking Maths News: what's going on with millennium maths problems?

S2026 · E14 18 min

We tested Babish's 15,000% claim! Episode 14

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CORRECTIONS 3.01 - the correct form of the area of a circle is of course pi x R^2, not 2 x pi x R^2. If only integration were more straightforward. (Thanks simonlitvinskii1898 for spotting it!)

S2026 · E15 27 min

Did Hannah Fry crack The Traitors? Episode 15

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S2026 · E16 20 min

FRACTRAN: 14 fractions that produce infinite primes Episode 16

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