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Episode 3

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A heady comic mix of maths and science with Festival of the Spoken Nerd exploring when stats are funny and more. From 2016.

The surprising musicality of Hot Chocolate is demonstrated, discover when stats are funny and a lullaby to time travel to.

A heady combination of maths, science and comedy.

Hosted by Festival of The Spoken Nerd trio:

Physicist Steve Mould
Stand up Mathematician Matt Parker
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.

Producer: Julia McKenzie

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

14 minutes

Last on

Sat 8 Nov 202523:00

Broadcasts

  • Wed 3 Aug 201623:15
  • Wed 12 Sep 201823:15
  • Tue 18 Aug 202023:15
  • Mon 4 Dec 202322:30
  • Sat 8 Nov 202523:00

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