A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail

Primed and Ready

In this episode, Matt finds his portrait in a Prime Number, Helen sings about the biggest Prime Number ever discovered (at the time of recording) and Steve discovers the hot new trick that wild honey bees are using to defend themselves: - Steve's bit (00:52)- Matt's bit (13:33)- Helen's bit (26:12) SHOW NOTES: Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the <a href="https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast/episode-02-primed-and-ready/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">episode page</a> to see everything. Corrections and clarifications:- None, so far... This series is sponsored by <a href="https://brilliant.org/apoud" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brilliant.org</a>, the place to learn maths and science through interactive online lessons. Start your free trial at <a href="https://brilliant.org/apoud" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brilliant.org/apoud</a>, and the first 200 Unnecessary Detail listeners who sign up for annual membership will get 20% off on the same link. For tickets to live shows, nerd merch, our mailing list and more, visit: <a href="https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=4568&amp;preview=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">festivalofthespokennerd.com</a>. Want to get in touch? We’re on <a href="https://twitter.com/fotsn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/festivalofthespokennerd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/festivalofthespokennerd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or email <a href="mailto:podcast@festivalofthespokennerd.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcast@festivalofthespokennerd.com</a>. Come for the Unnecessary Detail. Stay for the A Podcast Of.  Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Series 2 is here! Looking for a science comedy podcast that doesn't skimp on the details? We've got you. One starting point sets off three different science stories from the trio behind comedy phenomenon <a href="https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Festival of the Spoken Nerd</a>. Stand-up mathematician <a href="https://standupmaths.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matt Parker</a>, experiments maestro <a href="https://stevemould.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Mould</a> and geek songstress <a href="https://helenarney.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helen Arney</a> take a single phrase and use it to investigate things that might not seem particularly interesting on the surface, but become fascinating when you get down to the nitty and / or gritty. Come for the Unnecessary Detail. Stay for the A Podcast Of.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.