Stand-up Maths

S2026 · E1 · Feb 23, 2026

Did Kellogg's do the math? Episode 1

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 · Mar 1, 2026

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

S2026 · E3 · Mar 9, 2026

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

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 · Mar 14, 2026

Calculating pi from coin flips (without randomness) Episode 4

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 · Mar 31, 2026

How to break Magic the Gathering. Episode 5

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S2026 · E6 · Apr 27, 2026

What is up with UK bridge height signs? Episode 6

S2026 · E7 · May 14, 2026

The paper scale system is broken. Episode 7

S2026 · E8 · Jul 6, 2026

Has an AI discovered new maths? Episode 8

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 · Aug 12, 2026

Can Count Binface win? Episode 9

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

S2026 · E10 · Aug 21, 2026

My viewers discovered a new set! Episode 10

S2026 · E11 · Sep 1, 2026

The sorting algorithm that shouldn’t. Episode 11

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 · Sep 14, 2026

Is Kinetic Energy actually ½mv²? Episode 12

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 · Sep 21, 2026

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

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

S2026 · E14 · Sep 30, 2026

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

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 · Oct 22, 2026

Did Hannah Fry crack The Traitors? Episode 15

S2026 · E16 · Oct 30, 2026

FRACTRAN: 14 fractions that produce infinite primes Episode 16