136 = How to Discuss The Number e and When to Disclose the "Real Me"

From A Problem Squared by Matt Parker, Bec Hill

June 8, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 1 · Episode 136

About this episode

The episode discusses how to explain the number e to children and the timing of personal disclosures in relationships.

#️⃣ What’s the best way to explain the number e to an 8-year-old? 💗 How early in a relationship should you reveal that you’re a bit weird? 🤧 And there’s some any other blow-your-nose-ness Head to our socials to see The Beautiful Old Calculator and The World’s Tallest Comedian. Matt is bringing An Evening of Unnecessary Detail to New York! The Bell House, Brooklyn on Sunday 12th July. Tickets can be found here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300064B84CCCF567 Matt has extended his tour - and he’s filming the show in London in October - all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here: http://standupmaths.com/shows Join us on Patreon for early releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard! If you’re already on Patreon and have a creative Wizard offer to give Bec and Matt, please comment on our pinned post! If you want to (we’re not forcing anyone) please do leave us a review, share the podcast with a friend, or give us a rating! Please do that. It really helps. Finally, if you want even more from A Problem Squared you can connect with us and other listeners on BlueSky , Twitter , Instagram , and on Discord .

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Parker, Bec Hill

Topics covered

number e
relationships
comedy
math
personal disclosure

Keywords

number e
relationships
comedy
math explanation
personal disclosure

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