Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea
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Extra: CMLase - The Enzyme That Could Reverse Ageing
Sep 29, 202614 min
Why are killer whales ramming yachts?
Sep 27, 202639 min
Extra: Did Life Start Twice On Earth?
Sep 22, 202615 min
Could ozempic cure addiction?
Sep 20, 202636 min
Extra: Behind The Scenes of The Lost Bridge
Sep 15, 202624 min
Futureproof Special: The Lost Bridge
Sep 13, 202643 min
Gold: What is time?
Sep 10, 202628 min
Extra: Decoding Birdsong
Sep 8, 202614 min
Jim Al-Khalili on time and time travel
Sep 6, 202639 min
Extra: The Genetics of Wrongdoing
Sep 1, 202618 min
Did we find evidence of life on Mars in the 1970’s?
Aug 30, 202642 min
Extra: Growing Old in Ireland - 20 Years of the TILDA Study
Aug 25, 202619 min
How many insects are there?
Aug 23, 202637 min
Extra: The Irish scientists tackling organ transplant rejection
Aug 18, 202617 min
The Greenland shark discovered on Ireland’s coast
Aug 16, 202628 min
Gold: Neil DeGrasse Tyson - A Brief Welcome to the Universe
Aug 11, 202636 min
Observing the Solar Eclipse
Aug 9, 202646 min
Futureproof Gold: How does the brain conjure consciousness?
Aug 4, 202621 min
Could AI be conscious?
Aug 2, 20261h 0m
Extra: Could base editing lead to designer babies?
Jul 28, 202613 min
The fish species with no males
Jul 26, 202641 min
Extra: ET Code of Conduct
Jul 21, 202618 min
The problem solving powers of bumblebees
Jul 19, 202631 min
Extra: Neuroscience and AI
Jul 14, 202621 min
Is sitting down for long periods killing us?
Jul 12, 202625 min
Extra: What is Cystinosis?
Jul 7, 202612 min
Is photographic memory a real thing?
Jul 5, 202633 min
Extra: How VR can improve the health of the elderly
Jun 30, 202621 min
The Internet of Animals
Jun 28, 202633 min
Extra: How Wi-Fi can be used for surveillance
Jun 23, 202614 min
What happens when you're struck by lightning?
Jun 21, 202644 min
Extra: Can we cure nightmares?
Jun 16, 202617 min
Before Trees - What Were ‘Prototaxites’?
Jun 14, 202631 min
Extra: Was there human sacrifice in ancient Rome?
Jun 9, 202613 min
How does sperm work in outer space?
Jun 7, 202633 min
Extra: How microbes tackle pollution
Jun 2, 202615 min
The Chimpanzee War in Uganda
May 31, 202642 min
Extra: New Prostate Cancer Trials in Ireland
May 26, 202614 min
Learning while you sleep!
May 24, 202631 min
Extra: Does science back up weird skincare trends?
May 19, 202615 min
Early flavour memories may shape picky eaters
May 17, 202635 min
Extra: Bodyoids
May 12, 202613 min
What is ‘Forensic Botany’?
May 10, 202641 min
Extra: The Power of Plankton
May 5, 202619 min
The Smell of the Past
May 3, 202638 min
Extra: AI Improving Medicine
Apr 28, 202617 min
Building a Warp Drive
Apr 26, 202631 min
Extra: How apples are engineered
Apr 21, 202617 min
Will AI replace scientists?
Apr 19, 202638 min
Extra: Why can’t we figure out static electricity?
Apr 14, 202618 min