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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Extra: What is Cystinosis?
07/07/2026 Duration: 12minGuest: Anuj Chauhan, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines
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Is photographic memory a real thing?
05/07/2026 Duration: 33minGuests:Gabrielle Principe, Professor in the Department of Psychology at the College of CharlestonJessamyn Fairfield from the University of GalwayShane Bergin, Physicist & Assistant Professor in Science Education at UCD
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Extra: How VR can improve the health of the elderly
30/06/2026 Duration: 21minGuest: Martin O’Neill, Lecturer in Population Health Informatics & Statistics at the Atlantic Technological University
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The Internet of Animals
28/06/2026 Duration: 33minGuests:Martin Wikelski, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Animal BehaviorAndrea Kwakowsky, Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at the University of Galway
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Extra: How Wi-Fi can be used for surveillance
23/06/2026 Duration: 14minGuest: Felix Morsbach, Privacy and Security Researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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What happens when you're struck by lightning?
21/06/2026 Duration: 44minGuests: Jessamyn Fairfield from NUI Galway, Eoin Murphy Science Communicator, Mary Ann Cooper Managing Director in the African Centres for Lightning Education & Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois and Felix Morsbach Privacy and Security Researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
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Extra: Can we cure nightmares?
16/06/2026 Duration: 17minGuest: Michelle Carr, Director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory at Montreal's Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine and author of ‘Into the Dream Lab: The New Science of Dreams and Nightmares’.
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Before Trees - What Were ‘Prototaxites’?
14/06/2026 Duration: 31minGuests:Dr. Corentin Loron, Paleobiologist in Trinity College DublinDr. Susan Kelleher, Associate Professor of Chemistry in DCUShane Bergin, Physicist & Assistant Professor in Science Education at UCD
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Extra: Was there human sacrifice in ancient Rome?
09/06/2026 Duration: 13minGuest: Frederic Auth, Doctoral Researcher at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
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How does sperm work in outer space?
07/06/2026 Duration: 33minGuests:Hannah Lyons, Reproduction Researcher in Adelaide UniversityMatthew Campbell from Trinity College DublinDr Ruth Freeman from Research Ireland
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Extra: How microbes tackle pollution
02/06/2026 Duration: 15minGuest: Ludmilla Aristilde, Environmental Engineering Professor at Northwestern University
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The Chimpanzee War in Uganda
31/05/2026 Duration: 42minGuests:John Mitani, Primatologist at the University of Michigan and Co-Founder of the Ngogo Chimpanzee ProjectLaura Hayes, Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesDr Ruth Freeman of Research Ireland
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Extra: New Prostate Cancer Trials in Ireland
26/05/2026 Duration: 14minGuest: Dr Paul Kelly, Medical Director of the UPMC Cancer Network in Ireland
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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