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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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2016.

14 minutes

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Saturday 23:00

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