A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail

Rings

In this episode, Helen investigates a curious ring that lives in the sea, Steve contemplates the meaning of life itself and Matt brings along some bagels: - Helen's bit (00:45)- Matt's bit (11:05)- Steve's bit (19:55) For tickets to live shows, nerd merch, our mailing list and more, visit: <a href="http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/" 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.  SHOW NOTES: Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the <a href="http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast/episode-03-rings/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rings episode page</a> to see everything in once place. Corrections and clarifications:- 03:18 - Clemens Jusner wrote in to clarify that chitin is a polymer, which makes up squid beaks only in combination with cross-linked proteins. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_beak" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More on cephalopod beaks here</a>. 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.

Looking for a science comedy podcast that doesn't skimp on the details? We've got you. Join us once a month as three different science stories are dissected every month by 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> are experts at investigating things that might not seem particularly interesting on the surface, but become fascinating when you get down to the nitty and / or gritty. Check out <a href="https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/tickets/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">festivalofthespokennerd.com/tickets</a> for details of our live shows in the UK and streamed across the world. 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.