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Maths, science and comedy trio Festival of the Spoken Nerd explore domestic phenomena.

Maths, science and comedy trio Festival of the Spoken Nerd look at domestic phenomena that people relate to on a day-to-day basis.

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Matt Parker

Steve Mould

Helen Arney

Julia McKenzie

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A heady combination of maths, science and comedy with Festival of the Spoken Nerd.

A heady comic mix of maths and science with Festival of the Spoken Nerd exploring radioactivity of bananas and more. From 2016.

A heady combination of maths, science and comedy.  

Hosted by Festival of The Spoken Nerd trio: 

Stand up Mathematician - Matt Parker
Physicist - Steve Mould
Physicist and musician - Helen Arney. 

It's science that you can play along with at home as the team look at domestic phenomena that we relate to on a day to day basis.

In this opening episode, the Shepard tone is explored along with the radioactivity of bananas and the conductivity of bones.

Producer:  Julia McKenzie

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.

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