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3.6 - Running Up That Hill
Season 3 · Episode 6

3.6 - Running Up That Hill

Modelling treadmills, Heron's Stupid Formula and discovering Hertha Ayrton

A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail · Festival of the Spoken Nerd

November 19, 202450m 51s

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Show Notes

After a long and unexpected break, the podcast that keeps talking until stuff gets interesting returns with a new episode! This time, Steve tries to solve a long-running problem, Matt gets vexed about triangles and Helen introduces Hertha Ayrton and the Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade.


- Steve's bit (00:44)

- Matt's bit (15:08)

- Helen's bit (36:13)


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