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Matt Parker

@standupmaths.bsky.social
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That maths guy from the internet.

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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
And if you enjoyed Art Benjamin squaring numbers live on-stage at AEOUD, there is plenty more of that in his off-Broadway That Math Show. www.thatmathshow.com
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That Math Show
THAT MATH SHOW brings the beauty, wonder, and magic of mathematics to the stage. From the company that produced over 800 performances of THAT PHYSICS SHOW and THAT CHEMISTRY SHOW, The Science Theater ...
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thanks everyone who came along to An Evening of Unnecessary Detail in NYC! I signed a lot of calculators and one slide rule. Upcoming UK shows here: aneveningofunnecessarydetail.com
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An Evening Of Unnecessary Detail | Festival of the Spoken Nerd
A nerdy variety night with Matt, Helen, Steve and friends. "Come for the Unnecessary Detail, stay for the An Evening Of." LIVE SHOWS ARE BACK! An Evening Of Unnecessary Detail returned to London in 20...
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Hugo van Kemenade @hugovk.dev · 10/06/2026
Out now: Python 3.14.6 and 3.13.14! A day late to include a last-minute OpenSSL release in the installers. Thanks to @standupmaths.bsky.social for the help with the release notes :) discuss.python.org/t/python-3-1... #Python #CPython #Python314 #Python313 #release
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Python 3.14.6 and 3.13.14 are now available!
A day late, a dollar short an OpenSSL release ahead[1], we have two new Python bugfix releases! Python 3.14.6 Python 3.14.6 is the sixth maintenance release of 3.14, containing around 179 bugfixes, b...
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Still an epsilon number of seats left for tomorrow night's Big London Show which don't have the view blocked by a safety rail. That said: I promise to move around the stage so much that no one rail can block me for long. lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/mat...
A seating plan with very few available seats.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
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.)
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Love Triangle is now out in paperback from in the USA!
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
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...
Photo of a Labrador dog in front of a billboard for Matt Parker’s show
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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/
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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.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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/...
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Ticketbooth
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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...
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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...
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I'm going to calculate π on the Moon! And you can join in. Get your own Lunar Pi. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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...
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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!
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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
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Matt Parker Sets Us A Challenge!
YouTube video by Cracking The Cryptic
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
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.
Close up of a Matt’s hand holding a sharpie pen.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
This is in Melbourne by the way. Probably should have mentioned that. That’s the kind of slick promo which sold us out in the first place.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
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...
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Nine Lessons for Melbourne with Matt Parker | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
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”.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Such a ridiculous equation. youtu.be/j04IAbWCszg
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Explaining the Trump Tariff Equation
YouTube video by Stand-up Maths
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Thanks Qantas! Really cleared that up for me.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Happy π Day everyone! This year we collided some masses together. In practise: youtu.be/vlUTlbZT4ig And in theory: youtu.be/6dTyOl1fmDo
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We calculated pi with colliding blocks
YouTube video by Stand-up Maths
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It’s the back.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I spent an earnest 30 seconds looking at this powerboard backstage today, trying to work out what kind of theatre equipment plugs into it.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Another train in the same spot today!
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
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.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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...
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Nine Lessons for Melbourne with Matt Parker | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
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.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
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?...
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Why 1980 was a great year to be born... but 2184 will be better
YouTube video by Numberphile
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
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.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I can’t believe we’re stuck behind four busses.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
And I’ll be doing a free meet and great (with @bechillcomedian.bsky.social and maybe more) after the show. Get your calculators signed!
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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-...
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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.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 08/08/2023
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 aproblemsquared.libsyn.com plates.
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Matt Parker @standupmaths.bsky.social · 06/08/2023
I choose to believe this represents a community beehive initiative.
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