Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea
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Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show.
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Episódios 510
Who are Nature’s Doctors?
Guests:Jaap De Roode, Professor of Biology at Emory University and author of ‘Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves’Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCDDeirdre …
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Guests:
Jaap De Roode, Professor of Biology at Emory University and author of ‘Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves’
Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCD
Deirdre Robertson, Associate Research Professor in the Behavioural Research Unit at the ESRI
Extra: The highs and lows of a life in space exploration
Guest: Professor Bethany Ehlmann, Planetary Scientist, Geologist, and Director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder
Why Does Nature Make Having A Baby So Hard?
Jonathan is joined by Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and author of Pregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End, Kate Clancy
Extra: Chris Hadfield on the importance of space exploration
Guest: Colonel Chris Hadfield, retired Royal Canadian Air Force Colonel, Test Pilot, and CSA Astronaut
Meeting the Astronauts of Artemis II
Guests;Artemis II Astronauts Victor Glover and Jeremy HansenMatthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCDCiara Murphy, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine at RCSI
The History of Linking Computers with Human Brains
Jonathan is joined by Phil Smith broadcaster and science communicator and Dr Shane Bergin Physicist and associate professor in science education at UCD for a round up of the weeks science stories Jonathan looks …
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Jonathan is joined by Phil Smith broadcaster and science communicator and Dr Shane Bergin Physicist and associate professor in science education at UCD for a round up of the weeks science stories
Jonathan looks at the chequered past of connecting computers to brains with Mike Jay, journalist and cultural historian.
And the world 3D printing with Michael Golden, Education & Public Engagement Manager at I-Form
Extra: The Hidden Power of Leaves
Guest: Jonathan Silvertown - Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Edinburgh and author of Nature’s Magicians: The Hidden Power of Leaves
What is ancient smallpox doing in Trinity?
Guests:Bruno Romero González PhD student, Trinity College DublinDr.Ruth Freeman from Research IrelandFergus McAuliffe - Head of Research Engagement and Impact Trinity College Dublin
Futureproof Gold: Chances
We tend to glean a lot of meaning from the random occurrences in our lives, it can give us a sense of place in a chaotic and frightening world.But what are the chances of seemingly impossible, miraculous events …
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We tend to glean a lot of meaning from the random occurrences in our lives, it can give us a sense of place in a chaotic and frightening world.
But what are the chances of seemingly impossible, miraculous events in our lives and can we reduce them down to numbers and figures?
In this special feature from May 2019, Jonathan sought to find out...
Extra: A Computer Made From DNA
Guest: Damien Woods, Professor of Computer Science in the Hamilton Institute at Maynooth University
Symbiosis: Collaboration in Nature
Guests:Rowan Hooper, author of ‘Togetherness: Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life’s Greatest Collaborations’Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCDCiara Greene, Associate Professor in the School of …
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Guests:
Rowan Hooper, author of ‘Togetherness: Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life’s Greatest Collaborations’
Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCD
Ciara Greene, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, UCD
Extra: CMLase - The Enzyme That Could Reverse Ageing
Guest: Aaron Cravens, Founder and Chief executive of Revel Pharmaceuticals
Why are killer whales ramming yachts?
Guests:Dr. Luke Rendell, Biologist at Sean Mammal Research Unit in the University of St. AndrewsMatthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCDCiara Greene, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, UCD
Extra: Did Life Start Twice On Earth?
Guest: Bill Martin - Evolutionary Biologist and Head of the Institute of Molecular Evolution at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf
Could ozempic cure addiction?
Guests: Philip Smyth, Broadcaster and Science Communicator Dr. Laura Hayes, Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies Prof. Paul Kenny, Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience and Director of The Friedman Brain …
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Guests:
Philip Smyth, Broadcaster and Science Communicator
Dr. Laura Hayes, Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies
Prof. Paul Kenny, Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience and Director of The Friedman Brain Institute in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City
Extra: Behind The Scenes of The Lost Bridge
Presenter Jonathan McCrea and Producer Aidan McKelvey discuss the making of the Futureproof documentary ‘The Lost Bridge’.
Futureproof Special: The Lost Bridge
Guests:Genevieve Von Petzinger, Paleoanthropologist and rock art researcher and Project Director of the LIACARA ProjectDr. George Nash, Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology, Classics and …
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Guests:
Genevieve Von Petzinger, Paleoanthropologist and rock art researcher and Project Director of the LIACARA Project
Dr. George Nash, Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool
Dr. Barbara Oosterwijk, Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Exeter
Shane Diffily, National Treasurer Irish Cave Rescue Organisation
Gold: What is time?
We conventionally think of time as something simple and fundamental that flows uniformly, independently from everything else, from the past to the future, measured by clocks and watches.In the course of time …
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We conventionally think of time as something simple and fundamental that flows uniformly, independently from everything else, from the past to the future, measured by clocks and watches.
In the course of time, the events of the universe succeed each other in an orderly way: pasts, presents, futures.
The past is fixed, the future open... And yet, all of this has turned out to be false.
Carlo Rovelli is a Theoretical Physicist and author of ‘The Order of Time’ and joins Jonathan to discuss.
First aired 21/7/2018
Extra: Decoding Birdsong
Guest: Julie Elie, Associate Project Scientist in the Department of Neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley.
Jim Al-Khalili on time and time travel
Guests:Jim Al Khalili, Theoretical Physicist, Host of BBC’s ‘The Life Scientific’ and author of ‘On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick‘Dr. Ruth Freeman from Research IrelandMatthew Campbell …
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Guests:
Jim Al Khalili, Theoretical Physicist, Host of BBC’s ‘The Life Scientific’ and author of ‘On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick‘
Dr. Ruth Freeman from Research Ireland
Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics in Trinity College Dublin
Extra: The Genetics of Wrongdoing
Guest: Kathryn Paige Harden, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and author of ‘Original Sin: The Genetics of Wrongdoing, the Problem of Blame and the Future of Forgiveness’
Did we find evidence of life on Mars in the 1970’s?
Guests:Steven A. Benner, Chemist, Astrobiologist and author of ‘Meet the Neighbors: Life on Mars and How to Find It’Jessamyn Fairfield from the University of GalwayFergus McAuliffe, Head of Research Engagement …
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Guests:
Steven A. Benner, Chemist, Astrobiologist and author of ‘Meet the Neighbors: Life on Mars and How to Find It’
Jessamyn Fairfield from the University of Galway
Fergus McAuliffe, Head of Research Engagement and Impact Trinity College Dublin
Extra: Growing Old in Ireland - 20 Years of the TILDA Study
Guest: Rose Anne Kenny, Regis Professor of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin and Founding Principal Investigator of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
How many insects are there?
Guests:Alex Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph, Ontario, CanadaDr Ruth Freeman from Science Foundation IrelandMatthew Campbell from TCD
Extra: The Irish scientists tackling organ transplant rejection
Guest: Professor Róisín Dolan, Chief Investigator with the Sentinel Study Ireland at St. Vincent's University Hospital
The Greenland shark discovered on Ireland’s coast
Guests:Emilie De Loose, Project Officer of the Atlantic Whale Deal in the Irish Whale and Dolphin GroupJohn Regan from Maynooth UniversityLaura Hayes, DIAS
Gold: Neil DeGrasse Tyson - A Brief Welcome to the Universe
Science Communicator extraordinaire Neil deGrasse Tyson joined Jonathan in 2021 to discuss his book ‘A Brief Welcome to the Universe: A Pocket-Sized Tour’, and how we communicate science to the public.
Observing the Solar Eclipse
Guests:Peter Gallagher, Director of Dunsink Observatory at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and an Adjunct Professor at Trinity College DublinJohn Regan from Maynooth UniversityLaura Hayes, Dublin …
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Guests:
Peter Gallagher, Director of Dunsink Observatory at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and an Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin
John Regan from Maynooth University
Laura Hayes, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)
If you would like to listen to Jonathan’s experience of flying into the path of totality of the solar eclipse in 2015, here’s the link:
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