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  • Yesterday · 16 min

    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

  • Sunday · 30 min

    What is ancient smallpox doing in Trinity?

    Guests: Bruno Romero González PhD student, Trinity College Dublin Dr.Ruth Freeman from Research Ireland Fergus McAuliffe - Head of Research Engagement and Impact Trinity College Dublin

  • Thursday · 32 min

    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 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...

  • October 4 · 37 min

    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 TCD Ciara Greene, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, UCD

  • September 27 · 39 min

    Why are killer whales ramming yachts?

    Guests: Dr. Luke Rendell, Biologist at Sean Mammal Research Unit in the University of St. Andrews Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCD Ciara Greene, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, UCD

  • September 22 · 15 min

    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

  • September 20 · 36 min

    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 Institute in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City

  • September 13 · 43 min

    Futureproof Special: The Lost Bridge

    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

  • September 10 · 28 min

    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, 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

  • September 8 · 14 min

    Extra: Decoding Birdsong

    Guest: Julie Elie, Associate Project Scientist in the Department of Neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley.

  • September 6 · 39 min

    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 Ireland Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics in Trinity College Dublin

  • September 1 · 18 min

    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’

  • August 30 · 42 min

    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 Galway Fergus McAuliffe, Head of Research Engagement and Impact Trinity College Dublin

  • August 23 · 37 min

    How many insects are there?

    Guests: Alex Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada Dr Ruth Freeman from Science Foundation Ireland Matthew Campbell from TCD

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