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Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea
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  • Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

    Why Does Nature Make Having A Baby So Hard?

    01/11/2026 | 44 mins.
    Jonathan is joined by Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and author of Pregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End, Kate Clancy
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    Extra: Chris Hadfield on the importance of space exploration

    27/10/2026 | 24 mins.
    Guest: Colonel Chris Hadfield, retired Royal Canadian Air Force Colonel, Test Pilot, and CSA Astronaut
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    Meeting the Astronauts of Artemis II

    25/10/2026 | 39 mins.
    Guests;
    Artemis II Astronauts Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen

    Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCD

    Ciara Murphy, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine at RCSI
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    Extra: 3D Printing

    20/10/2026 | 8 mins.
    Guest: Michael Golden, Education and Public Engagement Manager at I-Form
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    The History of Linking Computers with Human Brains

    18/10/2026 | 49 mins.
    Jonathan is joined by Phil Smith broadcaster and science communicator and Dr Shane Bergin Physicist and associate professor in science education at UCD for a round up of the weeks science stories
    Jonathan looks at the chequered past of connecting computers to brains with Mike Jay, journalist and cultural historian.
    And the world 3D printing with Michael Golden, Education & Public Engagement Manager at I-Form
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About 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.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
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