Episode 2
A heady comic mix of maths and science with Festival of the Spoken Nerd exploring our internal bacteria and more. From 2016.
The power of static electricity is harnessed, our internal bacteria examined and get a great life hack on how to chill cans of beer without a fridge.
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 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Studios production for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.
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