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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 大象传媒 Studios production for 大象传媒 Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.

14 minutes

Last on

Mon 20 Nov 2023 22:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Matt Parker
Presenter Steve Mould
Presenter Helen Arney
Producer Julia McKenzie

Broadcasts

  • Wed 20 Jul 2016 23:15
  • Wed 29 Aug 2018 23:15
  • Tue 4 Aug 2020 23:15
  • Mon 20 Nov 2023 22:30

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