Another episode of the podcast that fears no detail, where Matt talks balls, Steve talks fiery rings and Helen sings a tortoise into space. - Matt's bit (00:55) - pre-order "Love Triangle" here! - Steve's bit (19:30) - Helen's bit (35:44) SHOW NOTES:  Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the episode page to see everything. Corrections and clarifications: - None, so far. For tickets to live shows, nerd merch, our mailing list and more, visit: festivalofthespokennerd.com. To download songs from the series visit Helen's Bandcamp Page. W ..read more

Back once again after a seasonal break, Series 3 continues with some Ingenuity from Steve, some DOOM from Matt, and a song about the man, the myth, the mathematician Archimedes from Helen: - Steve's bit (00:55) - Matt's bit (18:36) - Helen's bit (39:56) SHOW NOTES:  Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the episode page to see everything. Corrections and clarifications: - None, so far. For tickets to live shows, nerd merch, our mailing list and more, visit: festivalofthespokennerd.com. To download songs from the series visit Helen's Ba ..read more

Series 3 brings 2023 to a close with a festive special that reaches the parts that other festive specials don't reach... 3D programmable tree lights, the real reason people kiss under the mistletoe and a disappointingly bleak Laboratory Christmas Party take us into the new year with more detail than anyone could possibly need or want. Thank you, as ever, for listening! - Steve's bit (00:56) - Matt's bit (08:38) - Helen's bit (28:21) SHOW NOTES:  Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the episode page to see everything. Corrections and clarif ..read more

Against all odds, Series 3 continues with a complicated automotive engineer from Helen, a complicated visual processing system from Steve, and a complicated restaurant triangulation problem from Matt: - Helen's bit (00:55) - Steve's bit (22:35) - Matt's bit (41:45) SHOW NOTES:  Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the episode page to see everything. Corrections and clarifications: - None, so far. For tickets to live shows, nerd merch, our mailing list and more, visit: festivalofthespokennerd.com. To download songs from the series visi ..read more

In a surprise first episode of Series 3 (truly, no-one is more surprised than us to be popping up in your feed right now...) Steve tells the truth about the Prime Meridian, Helen brings a song from her new musical "Almost Astronauts", and Matt attempts to divert an apocalyptic future scenario - with maths: - Steve's bit (00:48) - Helen's bit (17:01) - Matt's bit (34:06) SHOW NOTES:  Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the episode page to see everything. Corrections and clarifications: - None, so far. For tickets to live shows, nerd merch ..read more

In the final episode of this series, Steve gives faint stars the side-eye, Helen sings a relatively short song about relativity and Matt gives a standing ovation to the desktop calculator that rerouted a space probe. Up, up and away! - Steve's bit (01:54) - Helen's bit (16:13) - Matt's bit (36:07) SHOW NOTES:  Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the episode page to see everything. Corrections and clarifications: - None, so far. This series is sponsored by Brilliant.org, the place to learn maths and science through interactive online lesso ..read more

In this episode, Matt exposes false advertising in the Jigsaw Puzzle industry, Steve matches up what we know about the immune system, and Helen writes a new tune that fits an old song. If you like detail, have a listen. You’ll fit right in:  - Matt's bit (01:28) - Steve's bit (19:23) - Helen's bit (32:56) SHOW NOTES:  Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the episode page to see everything. Corrections and clarifications: - Harlekintiger on twitter has recommended this video by Howard Ho about "We Don't Talk About Bruno" for another anal ..read more

Matt, Helen and Steve introduce more favourite moments from their recent live shows, performed at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre. With comedian Rachel Wheeley talking about the Greenwich Time Signal, biochemical engineer Michael Sulu on the potentially fatal difference between tubes and pipes, and zoologist Hana Ayoob sharing the Honey Badger love. Plus Matt on fast food, bad maths and McCombinations, and Helen with a song about losing love at the circus: - Matt's bit (1:27) - Rachel's bit (15:09) - Michael's bit (24:02) - Hana's bit (34:45) - Helen's bit (44:00) SHOW NOTES:  Unfortunately ..read more

In this episode, Steve explains why all the molecules in your body are right handed, Matt bigs up the strong law of small numbers and Helen grabs the mic to get on the ones and twos. Stand by to receive details! - Matt's bit (1:10) - Steve's bit (18:19) - Helen's bit (32:49) - "One" Song from "Hello Numbers" (40:25) SHOW NOTES:  Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the episode page to see everything. Corrections and clarifications: - Every time Matt mentions the "Lagrange constant" please change it in your head to "Legendre constant" in you ..read more

Helen, Matt and Steve introduce the best bits of their recent live shows, performed at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre. With nerdy guest performers Dr Rohin Francis aka Medlife Crisis discussing why the human body isn’t really fit for purpose, and comedian Rosie Wilby on whether monogamy is truly dead. Plus the Nerds share their own unnecessary details on stage, with Matt throwing the rule book at Swiss Trains, Helen singing numbers in rhyming order, and Steve breaking into his own car: - Steve's bit (01:33) - Rohin's bit (14:40) - Matt's bit (23:45) - Rosie's bit (39:05) - Helen's bit (47:58) S ..read more