Maths for Kids / Maths is Not Boring: The Kids Maths Podcast

What is clock arithmetic?

Did you know that sometimes 11 plus 3 equals exactly 2?! It sounds impossible, but you actually use this crazy math every single day without even realizing it! Welcome to

What is a weather forecast?

Have you ever looked at a weather app and seen a "70% chance of rain"? What does that actually mean? Most people think it means it will rain for 70% of the day, or that 7

What is a tangram?

Have you ever played with a puzzle that can turn into a crouching cat, a running person, or a tall sailing boat? Welcome to the magical world of tangrams! A tangram is a

What is Benford's Law?

Have you ever thought about which number is the most common in the whole wide world? You might think numbers are totally fair and show up equally, like rolling a giant di

What is a labyrinth?

Have you ever been totally lost in a spooky corn maze, wandering around tall stalks as the sun goes down? What if we told you there is a secret math trick to escape ANY m

What is 360 degrees?

Have you ever watched a skateboarder do a crazy full spin in the air and heard someone call it a "360"? But wait, where does that giant number even come from? Why do we u

What is Pascal's triangle?

Imagine building a pyramid entirely out of numbers! Start with a single '1' at the very top. The only rule to build the rest? Every number inside is just the tw

What is a leap year?

Have you ever imagined building a snowman in the middle of July? That is exactly what could happen if we didn't have leap years! Join Mira and Finn as they uncover t

What are irrational numbers?

Have you ever tried to measure something, only to find the number goes on forever? Join Mira and Finn as they uncover one of the biggest, wildest mysteries in the history

Who was Florence Nightingale?

Have you ever looked at a giant list of numbers and felt your brain turn to mush? You're not alone! A long time ago in 1854, a nurse named Florence Nightingale trave

What is the math of origami?

Did you know that every time you fold a simple paper airplane or a beautiful paper crane, you are actually doing some seriously cool math? It’s true! For centuries, peopl

What is a solved game?

Have you ever played a game of noughts and crosses (or tic-tac-toe!) and ended up in a tie every single time? You weren't playing it wrong—you were actually playing

What is volume?

Have you ever wondered how to measure the exact size of a twisty, bumpy, lumpy dragon toy? It sounds completely impossible! But over two thousand years ago, an incredibly

What are magic squares?

Have you ever heard of a math puzzle so mysterious that famous artists hid it in paintings and giant turtles carried it on their backs? Welcome to the incredible world of

What is a percentage?

Have you ever noticed that weird little symbol on your phone's battery or your weather app? The percent sign (%) is everywhere, but what does it actually mean? Join

What is six degrees of separation?

Have you ever wondered how you might be connected to a baker in Peru or a fisherman in Japan? It sounds like magic, but it is actually math! In 1929, a Hungarian writer n

What are coordinates?

Have you ever played a game of Battleships, looked at a secret pirate treasure map, or watched a little red pin drop on a smartphone map? If so, you have used coordinates

How did Julius Caesar write secret messages?

Imagine you are a Roman general holding a piece of parchment, but all the words are a completely jumbled mess! Did the messenger drop it in a puddle? No! You are holding

What is a Reuleaux polygon?

Have you ever noticed that manhole covers on the street are almost always round? It turns out, this isn't just a random design choice—it is a life-saving piece of ma

What is estimation?

Have you ever tried to guess how many sweets are in a giant glass jar? It is super tricky! Usually, if you ask just one person, their guess is way off. But what if you as