New Scientist deems Matt Parker's gig—he's a "stand-up mathematician"—a "dream job."
With a degree in applied mathematics and experience teaching math in the UK, Parker finds in math(s)-based stand-up comedy the best of both worlds. "It involves all the best bits of teaching and all the best bits of stand-up," he says.
Parker's material can be found on the internet, but interested parties should know that the stand-up mathematician will be touring the United States in November with a set that includes a mind-bending demonstration of four-dimensional shapes.
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