Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea
Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
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Guest: Dr Simon Piggott, Clinical Research Fellow with the Diabetes Complications Research Centre at the Conway Institute, UCD
Guests: Science Communicator Eoin Murphy DCU's Shelley Brady Dr Tom Reader, Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecologist, University of Nottingham
Is maths just about numbers and equations? Not even close. Today we’re exploring the hidden power of mathematical thinking with Junaid Mubeen, mathematician and author of Think Like a Mathematician. From decoding conspiracy theories to escaping political echo chambers, calculus and dimensionality shape the way we see t
We recently got an email in from a listener to the show about a topic they thought we should cover, and we’d encourage you to get in touch too if there is something you’d like to learn more about – science@newstalk.com. The email was from Dr John Regan, the Royal Society - SFI University Research Fellow in the Departme
Can life be programmed like software? Synthetic biology says yes. We’re entering an era where DNA is code and biology is becoming a programmable platform. You can now order synthetic DNA online and use AI to design brand-new proteins. Today, we’re diving into the frontlines of this biotech revolution — and joining us i
Guest: Dr Christian Ginski, School of Natural Sciences at the University of Galway
