A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail

Go Forth and Multiply

In this episode, Matt finds out how a runaway algorithm created the world’s most expensive book, Helen searches for the most singable fruit fly genes and Steve considers whether donating a kidney is easier than buying a house:- Steve's bit (00:46)- Helen's bit (11:05)- Matt's bit (37:30) SHOW NOTES: Unfortunately our show notes are too big for Acast's margins to contain... head to the <a href="https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast/series-2-episode-03-go-forth-and-multiply" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">episode page</a> to see everything. Corrections and clarifications:- None, so far. 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.

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.