Synopsis
Jonathan McCrea brings you the latest developments from the world of Science and Technology from robotics in warfare to artificial lifeforms and beyond
Episodes
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The Science of Embalming
20/04/2025 Duration: 35minGuests:Dr Shane BerginDr Ruth FreemanGlynn Tallon
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Extra: How micro-robots will help detect cancer in patients
15/04/2025 Duration: 14minGuest: Nikita Greenidge
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What we know (and don't know) about the cosmos
13/04/2025 Duration: 40minGuests:Dr Laura HayesDr Shane BerginBrian Schmidt
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Extra: Why mosquitos taste before they bite
08/04/2025 Duration: 12minGuest: Lisa Baik, Postdoctoral researcher with the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University
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Building a super particle collider
06/04/2025 Duration: 33minGuests:Dr Jessamyn Fairfield from the University of GalwayMedic and Immunologist Dr Lara DunganDr Sarah Williams, Assistant Professor of High Energy Physics at Cambridge University
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Extra: Why We Believe In Conspiracy Theories
01/04/2025 Duration: 14minGuest: Dr Daniel Jolley, Assistant Professor in Social Psychology at the University of Nottingham
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Self-Assembling Long-Lasting Contraceptive
30/03/2025 Duration: 33minGuests:Dr Ruth FreemanDr Lara DunganDr Giovanni Traverso, Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and a Gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the US
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Extra: Using Virtual Reality To Conquer Fear of Public Speaking
25/03/2025 Duration: 16minGuest: Dr Chris MacDonald, Univeristy of Cambridge
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The Great Whale Pee Funnel
23/03/2025 Duration: 32minGuests:Dr Laura HayesDr Jessamyn FairfieldJoe Roman, Biologist at the University of Vermont
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When Do We Become Conscious?
16/03/2025 Duration: 32minGuests:Dr Laura HayesDr Ruth FreemanDr Lorina Naci
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Extra: Rare Blood Plasma
11/03/2025 Duration: 14minGuest: Dr Andrew Godfrey, Medical & Scientific Director of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service
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The Future of Space Food
09/03/2025 Duration: 34minGuests: Jessamyn FairfieldTara ShineDr Joshua Pearce
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Should we reintroduce wolves to Ireland?
02/03/2025 Duration: 32minGuests: Dr Jonny Hanson QUBDr Annie CurtisDr Shane Bergin
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Extra: How our Brains Handle Aggression
25/02/2025 Duration: 11minGuest: Dayu Lin, Neuroscientist and Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Physiology at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine.
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Understanding More About the Sun & The Science of Risk
23/02/2025 Duration: 42minGuests:Dr Laura Hayes, Solar Physicist.Don Ross, Professor of Philosophy and Behavioural Economist.
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The Migration Journey for ‘Animal Athletes’
16/02/2025 Duration: 34minGuests: Dr Lucy HawkesDr Ruth FreemanDr Laura Dungan