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Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

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 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'384175 Science
Episodes
  • Extra: Imperfect Genetics

    Extra: Imperfect Genetics
    Jun 3 2025

    Guest: Laurence Hurst, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at the University of Bath and the author of ‘The Evolution of Imperfection’
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    13 mins
  • The Future of Fibre Optic Cables

    The Future of Fibre Optic Cables
    Jun 1 2025

    Guests:

    • Professor David Webb, Professorial Research Fellow at Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies at Aston University in the UK

    • Dr Shelley Brady of DCU

    • Dr Shane Bergin of UCD
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    38 mins
  • Documentary Special: “Is There Anybody Out There?”

    Documentary Special: “Is There Anybody Out There?”
    May 25 2025

    Are we alone in the universe? Could there be other civilisations out there that we could possibly contact?

    In 1961, Astrophysicist Frank Drake tried to formulate an equation that could answer these questions.

    Today, we have finally reached a technological level that allows us to search for signs of life and technology on planets in distant star systems.

    So, “Is There Anybody Out There?”

    We’ll be asking that question on this very special episode of Futureproof...

    Guests:

    • Sean Jordan - Associate Professor in Biogeochemistry and Astrobiology at Dublin City University @SeanFJ

    • Professor Johanna Vos - Astrophysicist specialising in exoplanet atmospheres in Trinity College Dublin @TCD_physics

    • Professor Lisa Kalteneger - Professor of Astronomy at Cornell and current Director of the Carl Sagan Institute @KalteneggerLisa
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    45 mins
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