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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Learning while you sleep!
24/05/2026 Duration: 31minGuests:Dr Karen Konkoly, Dream Scientist at the University of CambridgeDr Ruth Freeman of Research IrelandProfessor Annie Curtis of the RCSI
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Extra: Does science back up weird skincare trends?
19/05/2026 Duration: 15minGuest: Dr Xinyi “Beibei” Du-Harpur, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at St John’s Institute of Dermatology and King’s College London
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Early flavour memories may shape picky eaters
17/05/2026 Duration: 35minGuests:Professor Nadja Reissland of Science Foundation IrelandDr Ruth Freeman of Research IrelandDr Fergus McAuliffe of Trinity College Dublin
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Extra: Bodyoids
12/05/2026 Duration: 13minGuest: Hank Greely, Professor of Law and Expert in Bioethics at Stanford University
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What is ‘Forensic Botany’?
10/05/2026 Duration: 41minGuests:Christopher Hardy, Forensic Botanist and Biology Professor at Millersville UniversityLaura Hayes, Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesTara Shine, Environmental Scientist
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Extra: The Power of Plankton
05/05/2026 Duration: 19minGuest: Vincent Doumeizel, Senior Adviser on the oceans to the United Nations Global Compact and author of ‘The Power of Plankton: How Plankton Made Life On Earth Possible and Why It’s Key To Our Future’.
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The Smell of the Past
03/05/2026 Duration: 38minGuests:Dr. Barbara Huber, Archaeochemist at the at the University of Tubingen in GermanyJessamyn Fairfield from NUI GalwayJohn Regan from Maynooth University
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Extra: AI Improving Medicine
28/04/2026 Duration: 17minGuest: Charlotte Blease, Associate Professor in the Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Sweden and Author of ‘Dr Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us – and How AI Could Save Lives’.
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Building a Warp Drive
26/04/2026 Duration: 31minGuests:Dr. Katy Clough, Astrophysicist at Queen Mary University of LondonAnnie Curtis Body Research Lecturer in RCSIShane Bergin, Physicist & Assistant Prof in Science Education at UCD
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Extra: How apples are engineered
21/04/2026 Duration: 17minGuest: Kate Evans, Professor in the Department of Horticulture at Washington State University
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Will AI replace scientists?
19/04/2026 Duration: 38minGuests:Jeff Clune, CIFAR AI chair at the Victor Institute and Professor of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, CanadaJessamyn Fairfield from NUI GalwayMatthew Campbell from TCD
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Extra: Why can’t we figure out static electricity?
14/04/2026 Duration: 18minGuest: Scott Waitukaitis, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Klosterneuburg
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The Dawn of Writing
12/04/2026 Duration: 34minGuests:Genevieve Von Petzinger, Paleoanthropologist and Rock Art Researcher and Project Director of the LIAACAR Project (The Living, Intelligent Archive of Ancient Culture, Art and Relational Archeology)Dr. Ruth Freeman from Science Foundation IrelandShane Bergin, Physicist & Assistant Professor in Science Education at UCD
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Extra: Why Are We Going Back To The Moon?
07/04/2026 Duration: 16minGuest: Dallas Campbell, BBC Space Presenter and author of ‘Space Journal: The Art and Science of Cosmic Exploration’
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Building a Robotic Oesophagus
05/04/2026 Duration: 33minGuests:Dr Eoin O'Cearbhaill, Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at University College DublinDr Shane Bergin, Physicist at UCDDr Lara Dungan, Immunologist and Medic
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Why should we avoid creating contrails?
29/03/2026 Duration: 31minGuests:Dr Jessie Smith, Research Associate in Sustainable Aviation at the Department of Engineering at the University of CambridgeDr Fergus McAuliffe, Head of Research Engagement and Impact at Trinity College DublinDr Shelley Brady, Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics at DCU
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Extra: Movies reconstructed from mouse brain activity
24/03/2026 Duration: 15minGuest: Dr Joel Bauer, Research Fellow at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at UCL
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What happens during a hallucination?
22/03/2026 Duration: 36minGuests:Dr Anna Georgiades, Lecturer in Early Intervention in Psychosis at King's College LondonDr Ruth FreemanDr John Regan
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Extra: The Origins of Our Musical Ability
17/03/2026 Duration: 15minGuest: Dr Ani Patel, Tufts University, Massachusetts
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How The Brain Can Recover Forgotten Memories
15/03/2026 Duration: 33minGuests:Dr Benjamin J. Griffiths, University of NottinghamDr Ruth Freeman, Research IrelandDr Tara Shine, Environmental Scientist