Matt Parker
@standupmaths.bsky.social
That maths guy from the internet.
If you’re watching the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals on the BBC: yes, that was me crunching some numbers! (Just after 12:30.)
September 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
If you’re watching the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals on the BBC: yes, that was me crunching some numbers! (Just after 12:30.)
Love Triangle is now out in paperback from in the USA!
What if we told you that triangles are what make our lives possible? In his humorous + lovely #1 Bestseller, @standupmaths.bsky.social proves why we should all show more appreciation for this 3-sided polygon 🥰📐
Read LOVE TRIANGLE, now in paperback! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672455...
Read LOVE TRIANGLE, now in paperback! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672455...
August 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Love Triangle is now out in paperback from in the USA!
Photo of the only critic to give me a one star review.
★
‘Not enough treats and none of it was outdoors.’
- Skylab the Dog
www.pleasance.co.uk/event/gettin...
★
‘Not enough treats and none of it was outdoors.’
- Skylab the Dog
www.pleasance.co.uk/event/gettin...
August 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Photo of the only critic to give me a one star review.
★
‘Not enough treats and none of it was outdoors.’
- Skylab the Dog
www.pleasance.co.uk/event/gettin...
★
‘Not enough treats and none of it was outdoors.’
- Skylab the Dog
www.pleasance.co.uk/event/gettin...
Tour sales are going well! Shows are not until October but 24% of all tickets are gone. Watch out if you're in Swindon: that show is over half sold; Leeds and North Finchley both > ⅓ gone. standupmaths.com/shows/
Matt Parker | Standup Mathematician - Shows
Matt does super-nerdy shows all around the world. His calendar of performances is below but you should also check out Festival of the Spoken Nerd and An Evening of Unnecessary Detail.
standupmaths.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Tour sales are going well! Shows are not until October but 24% of all tickets are gone. Watch out if you're in Swindon: that show is over half sold; Leeds and North Finchley both > ⅓ gone. standupmaths.com/shows/
I’m celebrating with a semi-unrelated gig in London tonight! Come and see me try new material with the excellent @bechillcomedian.bsky.social and friends. museumofcomedy.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Ticketbooth
museumofcomedy.ticketsolve.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I’m celebrating with a semi-unrelated gig in London tonight! Come and see me try new material with the excellent @bechillcomedian.bsky.social and friends. museumofcomedy.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
It’s publication day! Love Triangle is now out in paperback. A book about angles is finally capable of bending. www.penguin.co.uk/books/443151...
Love Triangle
Explore the life-changing magic of trigonometry with Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician and No. 1 bestselling author of Humble Pi
Why can no two people ever see the same rainbow? What happens when y...
www.penguin.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It’s publication day! Love Triangle is now out in paperback. A book about angles is finally capable of bending. www.penguin.co.uk/books/443151...
I'm going to calculate π on the Moon! And you can join in. Get your own Lunar Pi. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...
June 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm going to calculate π on the Moon! And you can join in. Get your own Lunar Pi. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...
It’s finally happening! I will be at the European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group annual conference! July 3,4 in London. See sum(you all) there. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eusprig-20...
EuSpRIG 2025 Annual Conference: Spreadsheet Productivity and Risks
Join us at EuSpRIG 2025 for insights on boosting your spreadsheet skills while managing risks - it's gonna be epic!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It’s finally happening! I will be at the European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group annual conference! July 3,4 in London. See sum(you all) there. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eusprig-20...
I join the fine Cracking the Cryptic folks to see if solving a MIT Mystery Hunt sudoku really did require me to write Terrible Python Code™. youtu.be/WFZ6AMTXUJk
Matt Parker Sets Us A Challenge!
YouTube video by Cracking The Cryptic
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April 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I join the fine Cracking the Cryptic folks to see if solving a MIT Mystery Hunt sudoku really did require me to write Terrible Python Code™. youtu.be/WFZ6AMTXUJk
Sorry I stole someone’s sharpie! An audience member at Wednesday’s show brought it for me to sign their calculator and were too polite to say anything when I absentmindedly put it in my pocket. It’s mine now.
April 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Sorry I stole someone’s sharpie! An audience member at Wednesday’s show brought it for me to sign their calculator and were too polite to say anything when I absentmindedly put it in my pocket. It’s mine now.
We thought we’d sold out but the fine people at The Capitol managed to find 60 extra chairs somewhere. Now on sale. So if you want to see the show tomorrow: you’re in luck! www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows...
Nine Lessons for Melbourne with Matt Parker | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
www.comedyfestival.com.au
April 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We thought we’d sold out but the fine people at The Capitol managed to find 60 extra chairs somewhere. Now on sale. So if you want to see the show tomorrow: you’re in luck! www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows...
I don’t understand how not doing this is even an option, assuming trucks follow classical physics.
Or maybe that is the problem and the sign was too small for “trucks - despite the name, please don’t quantum tunnel through the tunnel”.
Or maybe that is the problem and the sign was too small for “trucks - despite the name, please don’t quantum tunnel through the tunnel”.
April 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I don’t understand how not doing this is even an option, assuming trucks follow classical physics.
Or maybe that is the problem and the sign was too small for “trucks - despite the name, please don’t quantum tunnel through the tunnel”.
Or maybe that is the problem and the sign was too small for “trucks - despite the name, please don’t quantum tunnel through the tunnel”.
Thanks Qantas! Really cleared that up for me.
April 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Thanks Qantas! Really cleared that up for me.
Happy π Day everyone! This year we collided some masses together.
In practise: youtu.be/vlUTlbZT4ig
And in theory: youtu.be/6dTyOl1fmDo
In practise: youtu.be/vlUTlbZT4ig
And in theory: youtu.be/6dTyOl1fmDo
We calculated pi with colliding blocks
YouTube video by Stand-up Maths
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March 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Happy π Day everyone! This year we collided some masses together.
In practise: youtu.be/vlUTlbZT4ig
And in theory: youtu.be/6dTyOl1fmDo
In practise: youtu.be/vlUTlbZT4ig
And in theory: youtu.be/6dTyOl1fmDo
I spent an earnest 30 seconds looking at this powerboard backstage today, trying to work out what kind of theatre equipment plugs into it.
February 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I spent an earnest 30 seconds looking at this powerboard backstage today, trying to work out what kind of theatre equipment plugs into it.
For some reason our dog loves trains. Not only does she try to drag me to the station so she can go for a ride, whenever one passes is she will stop and watch it.
February 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
For some reason our dog loves trains. Not only does she try to drag me to the station so she can go for a ride, whenever one passes is she will stop and watch it.
Melbs! I'll be visiting your Comedy Festival for one night only, with @doctorkarl.bsky.social and other unannounced guests. 16 April 2025, The Capitol. Assuming Australia is ready for me and Dr Karl on the same stage. www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows...
Nine Lessons for Melbourne with Matt Parker | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
www.comedyfestival.com.au
February 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Melbs! I'll be visiting your Comedy Festival for one night only, with @doctorkarl.bsky.social and other unannounced guests. 16 April 2025, The Capitol. Assuming Australia is ready for me and Dr Karl on the same stage. www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows...
Because 2025 = 45² and 45 is a triangle number, we get these lovely sums:
2025 = (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9)²
2025 = 1³ + 2³ + 3³ + 4³ + 5³ + 6³ + 7³ + 8³ + 9³
Pleasingly the next triangle number 55 is 10 more, so get ready for a repeat of this fact in the year 3025.
2025 = (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9)²
2025 = 1³ + 2³ + 3³ + 4³ + 5³ + 6³ + 7³ + 8³ + 9³
Pleasingly the next triangle number 55 is 10 more, so get ready for a repeat of this fact in the year 3025.
December 31, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Because 2025 = 45² and 45 is a triangle number, we get these lovely sums:
2025 = (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9)²
2025 = 1³ + 2³ + 3³ + 4³ + 5³ + 6³ + 7³ + 8³ + 9³
Pleasingly the next triangle number 55 is 10 more, so get ready for a repeat of this fact in the year 3025.
2025 = (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9)²
2025 = 1³ + 2³ + 3³ + 4³ + 5³ + 6³ + 7³ + 8³ + 9³
Pleasingly the next triangle number 55 is 10 more, so get ready for a repeat of this fact in the year 3025.
Get ready for the squarest year of our lifetimes! 2025 = 45² and we don’t get 46² until the year 2116.
AND, as a 1980 birth, I’ll get to turn 45 during the square year. I’ve been looking forward to this since when I still had hair. youtu.be/99stb2mzspI?...
AND, as a 1980 birth, I’ll get to turn 45 during the square year. I’ve been looking forward to this since when I still had hair. youtu.be/99stb2mzspI?...
Why 1980 was a great year to be born... but 2184 will be better
YouTube video by Numberphile
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December 31, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Get ready for the squarest year of our lifetimes! 2025 = 45² and we don’t get 46² until the year 2116.
AND, as a 1980 birth, I’ll get to turn 45 during the square year. I’ve been looking forward to this since when I still had hair. youtu.be/99stb2mzspI?...
AND, as a 1980 birth, I’ll get to turn 45 during the square year. I’ve been looking forward to this since when I still had hair. youtu.be/99stb2mzspI?...
Today is my 14π birthday! So this is a reminder that whenever you turn a multiple of 22 you also turn a very-close-to-multiple of π.
December 22, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Today is my 14π birthday! So this is a reminder that whenever you turn a multiple of 22 you also turn a very-close-to-multiple of π.
I can’t believe we’re stuck behind four busses.
November 25, 2024 at 1:48 PM
I can’t believe we’re stuck behind four busses.
We have the biggest Evening of Unnecessary Detail show of the year coming up! Monday 2 December in London. Come see me, Steve Mould, Helen Arney and many more guests. lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
An Evening of Unnecessary Detail Tickets - Cambridge Theatre, London – Official Box Office
Book direct from the Cambridge Theatre's official box office for the best choice of seats at the best price to An Evening of Unnecessary Detail.
lwtheatres.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 8:11 PM
We have the biggest Evening of Unnecessary Detail show of the year coming up! Monday 2 December in London. Come see me, Steve Mould, Helen Arney and many more guests. lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/an-...
Depending on how you look at this: one of us is faster at signing plates OR one of us has a better and more artistic autograph. Featuring the https://aproblemsquared.libsyn.com plates.
August 8, 2023 at 11:32 AM
Depending on how you look at this: one of us is faster at signing plates OR one of us has a better and more artistic autograph. Featuring the https://aproblemsquared.libsyn.com plates.
I choose to believe this represents a community beehive initiative.
August 6, 2023 at 3:29 PM
I choose to believe this represents a community beehive initiative.