{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@id": "https://aggr.aymericbeaumet.com/items/youtube-com-standupmaths/2026-02-23-when-maths-marketing-goes-wrong/#webpage", "@type": [ "WebPage", "ArchiveComponent" ], "articleBody": "Come see me on tour to get your mathematically dubious cereal boxes signed. https://standupmaths.com/shows\n\nYou can also find me talking about other unreleased video topics at An Evening of Unnecessary Detail. https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/show/an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail/\n\nCheck out the full correspondence with Kellogg's on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/s/rRbfNVF4aa\n\nAnd MindYourDecisions video looking at the surface area problem: https://youtu.be/0qT\\_h84o7JI?si=y3ALapozUGMM2kpJ\n\nThe paper determining spheres are the most volume-efficient 3D shape is available here: https://www.ams.org/journals/bull/1978-84-06/S0002-9904-1978-14553-4/S0002-9904-1978-14553-4.pdf\n\nHuge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They are the delicious donut manifold that surrounds me. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths\n\nCORRECTIONS\n\n- Some parentheses float up into their index at 0:46 and 5:18. Blame the sugar high.\n- At 8:11 I say Kellogg's don't make any loop-based cereal, but they do make Froot Loops and Apple Jacks.\n- Let me know if you spot anything else!\n\nFilming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash\\\nAdditional filming by Truman Hanks\\\nVoiceover by Tom Crowley\\\nWritten and performed by Matt Parker\\\nContent wrangling by Rhys Jones\\\nProduction and cake baking by Nicole Jacobus\\\nMusic by Howard Carter\\\nDesign by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson\n\nMATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician\\\nWebsite: http://standupmaths.com/\n", "authors": [ "Stand-up Maths" ], "captured_at": "2026-09-08T10:17:10.166315+00:00", "category": "science", "content_html": "

Come see me on tour to get your mathematically dubious cereal boxes signed. https://standupmaths.com/shows

\n

You can also find me talking about other unreleased video topics at An Evening of Unnecessary Detail. https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/show/an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail/

\n

Check out the full correspondence with Kellogg's on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/s/rRbfNVF4aa

\n

And MindYourDecisions video looking at the surface area problem: https://youtu.be/0qT\\_h84o7JI?si=y3ALapozUGMM2kpJ

\n

The paper determining spheres are the most volume-efficient 3D shape is available here: https://www.ams.org/journals/bull/1978-84-06/S0002-9904-1978-14553-4/S0002-9904-1978-14553-4.pdf

\n

Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They are the delicious donut manifold that surrounds me. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths

\n

CORRECTIONS

\n\n

Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash
\nAdditional filming by Truman Hanks
\nVoiceover by Tom Crowley
\nWritten and performed by Matt Parker
\nContent wrangling by Rhys Jones
\nProduction and cake baking by Nicole Jacobus
\nMusic by Howard Carter
\nDesign by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

\n

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
\nWebsite: http://standupmaths.com/

\n", "content_markdown": "Come see me on tour to get your mathematically dubious cereal boxes signed. https://standupmaths.com/shows\n\nYou can also find me talking about other unreleased video topics at An Evening of Unnecessary Detail. https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/show/an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail/\n\nCheck out the full correspondence with Kellogg's on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/s/rRbfNVF4aa\n\nAnd MindYourDecisions video looking at the surface area problem: https://youtu.be/0qT\\_h84o7JI?si=y3ALapozUGMM2kpJ\n\nThe paper determining spheres are the most volume-efficient 3D shape is available here: https://www.ams.org/journals/bull/1978-84-06/S0002-9904-1978-14553-4/S0002-9904-1978-14553-4.pdf\n\nHuge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They are the delicious donut manifold that surrounds me. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths\n\nCORRECTIONS\n\n- Some parentheses float up into their index at 0:46 and 5:18. Blame the sugar high.\n- At 8:11 I say Kellogg's don't make any loop-based cereal, but they do make Froot Loops and Apple Jacks.\n- Let me know if you spot anything else!\n\nFilming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash\\\nAdditional filming by Truman Hanks\\\nVoiceover by Tom Crowley\\\nWritten and performed by Matt Parker\\\nContent wrangling by Rhys Jones\\\nProduction and cake baking by Nicole Jacobus\\\nMusic by Howard Carter\\\nDesign by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson\n\nMATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician\\\nWebsite: http://standupmaths.com/\n", "dateCreated": "2026-09-08T10:17:10.166315+00:00", "date_created": "2026-02-23T16:05:33+00:00", "date_modified": "2026-08-26T09:30:52+00:00", "date_published": "2026-02-23T16:05:33+00:00", "description": "Come see me on tour to get your mathematically dubious cereal boxes signed. https://standupmaths.com/shows You can also find me talking about other unreleased video topics at An Evening of Unnecessary Detail.…", "external_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYjD9cpxT18", "git": { "commit": "ebb0941c5c06a2ab2377342d607535262a3e969e", "path": "items/youtube-com-standupmaths/2026/02/2026-02-23-when-maths-marketing-goes-wrong.md", "permalink": "https://github.com/aymericbeaumet/aggr-instance/blob/ebb0941c5c06a2ab2377342d607535262a3e969e/items/youtube-com-standupmaths/2026/02/2026-02-23-when-maths-marketing-goes-wrong.md" }, "id": "urn:aggr:item:72e3ac9220c04322fb4d40d8ffa9d89466372c47", "isBasedOn": { "@id": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYjD9cpxT18" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYjD9cpxT18", "@type": "CreativeWork", "archivedAt": { "@id": "https://aggr.aymericbeaumet.com/items/youtube-com-standupmaths/2026-02-23-when-maths-marketing-goes-wrong/#webpage" }, "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stand-up Maths" } ], "dateModified": "2026-08-26T09:30:52+00:00", "datePublished": "2026-02-23T16:05:33+00:00", "headline": "When maths marketing goes wrong.", "timeRequired": "PT1M", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYjD9cpxT18", "wordCount": 221 }, "name": "Archived snapshot: When maths marketing goes wrong.", "preview": null, "reading_minutes": 1, "replicated_at": null, "source": "youtube-com-standupmaths", "source_name": "Stand-up Maths", "summary": "Come see me on tour to get your mathematically dubious cereal boxes signed. https://standupmaths.com/shows\n\nYou can also find me talking about other unreleased video topics at An Evening of Unnecessary Detail. https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/show/an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail/ \n\nCheck out the full correspondence with Kellogg's on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/s/rRbfNVF4aa\n\nAnd MindYourDecisions video looking at the surface area problem: https://youtu.be/0qT_h84o7JI?si=y3ALapozUGMM2kpJ\n\nThe paper determining spheres are the most volume-efficient 3D shape is available here: https://www.ams.org/journals/bull/1978-84-06/S0002-9904-1978-14553-4/S0002-9904-1978-14553-4.pdf\n\nHuge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They are the delicious donut manifold that surrounds me. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths\n\nCORRECTIONS\n- Some parentheses float up into their index at 0:46 and 5:18. Blame the sugar high.\n- At 8:11 I say Kellogg's don't make any loop-based cereal, but they do make Froot Loops and Apple Jacks.\n- Let me know if you spot anything else! \n\nFilming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash\nAdditional filming by Truman Hanks\nVoiceover by Tom Crowley\nWritten and performed by Matt Parker\nContent wrangling by Rhys Jones\nProduction and cake baking by Nicole Jacobus\nMusic by Howard Carter\nDesign by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson\n\nMATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician\nWebsite: http://standupmaths.com/", "tags": [], "temporalCoverage": "2026-09-08T10:17:10.166315+00:00", "title": "When maths marketing goes wrong.", "url": "https://aggr.aymericbeaumet.com/items/youtube-com-standupmaths/2026-02-23-when-maths-marketing-goes-wrong/", "word_count": 221 }