Mathematician, Stand-Up comedian, and best-selling author Matt Parker visited Japan in 2023 to search for an obscure children’s educational playground featuring climbing frames in interesting topological shapes. Myself and Lucie Green (UCL Professor and BBC presenter) accompanied him on the adventure to the foothills of the Tama region. There were quite a few interesting twists in the story…
The episode is available here, and Matt’s website (full of all manner of Mathematical fun) is here.
David H. Brooks 