Steve goes to war against rote learning; Matt tells us how ancient numbers affect what we can and can't name our dogs; and Helen's bit is elementary, my dear listener. <ul> <li>00:50 - Matt's bit</li> <li>12:41 - Steve's bit</li> <li>25:22 - Helen's bit</li> <li>40:26 - Helen's bonus brassy song</li> </ul> For show notes, links, merch, mailing list and more, visit: <a href= "https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/?post_type=podcast&p=4587&preview=true"> http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast/episode-05-table/</a>.  Want to get in touch? We’re on <a href="https://twitter.com/fotsn">Twitter @FOTSN</a>, <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/festivalofthespokennerd">Facebook</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/festivalofthespokennerd">Instagram</a> or email <a href= "mailto:podcast@festivalofthespokennerd.com">podcast@festivalofthespokennerd.com</a>.  Come for the Unnecessary Detail. Stay for the A Podcast Of.  This podcast is sponsored by Brilliant.org, where you can learn science, maths and engineering through online interactive courses. Use this link for a free trial and discount on your annual subscription: <a href= "https://brilliant.org/apoud">https://brilliant.org/apoud</a>.    NEW SECTION: SHOW NOTES!  By popular demand, we've put our complete show notes here in this episode description. There's a web version on the <a href= "http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast/episode-05-table/">episode page</a>, also linked above. Podcast shout outs! Helen mentions five of her favourite podcasts in this episode, and they are: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com/">Worst Foot Forward</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.acast.com/s/toaster">My Mate Bought A Toaster</a></li> <li><a href="https://drunkwomensolvingcrime.com/">Drunk Women Solving Crime</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.scummymummies.com/podcast">Scummy Mummies</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.acast.com/s/hoovering">Hoovering</a></li> </ul> Corrections and clarifications: <ul> <li>None, yet...</li> </ul> Here's a heap of unnecessary detail from this episode: <ul> <li>Full guidelines for naming your dog with the <a href= "https://www.akc.org/register/information/naming-of-dog/">American Kennel Club</a>.</li> <li><a href= "https://youtu.be/iAcvYqDKznE">Steve talking about being dyslexic and learning times tables at TEDx</a>.</li> <li>What on earth is this <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunking_(division)">chunking</a> thing? </li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/pfa3MHLLSWI">The most extraordinary Countdown numbers game ever</a> - Helen remembers seeing this episode when it first aired on Channel 4!</li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzvVLK9Y048">Helen singing Tom Lehrer’s “Elements”</a> - watch the whole thing in our comedy special <a href= "https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/product/you-cant-polish-a-nerd-pre-order/"> “You Can’t Polish A Nerd”</a> </li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EN_mz1usM4&t=24s">Helen singing it even faster on Channel 4</a>.</li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz4Dd1I_fX0">ASAP Science “Periodic Table Song”</a> set to the "Can-Can" tune.</li> <li>And, finally, <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzvVLK9Y048">Helen's latest version with Waterbeach Brass and the Royal Society of Chemistry</a>.  </li> <li>Like free stuff? Get all of the songs from this series as downloads for zero pounds from <a href= "https://helenarney.bandcamp.com/">Helen's Bandcamp page</a>.</li> </ul> Thanks for listening!

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