I brought this beauty, the Curta calculator, on stage at the last Festival of the Spoken Nerd. The only handheld mechanical calculator ever made, and yes, it still works! Watching tiny gears do your maths? Extremely satisfying. At our next show on 23 June at The Cockpit Theatre, we’ll be diving into even more nerdery: expect maths that’ll make you laugh, bioengineering that might gross you out (in a good way), climate science, comedy, and a little bit of chaotic theatrical flair from across the