Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

476 episodes

Extra: ET Code of Conduct
21/07/2026 | 18 mins.
Guest: Professor Michael Garrett, Astrophysicist at the University of Manchester and Chair of the International Academy of Astronautics’ SETI Committee
The problem solving powers of bumblebees
19/07/2026 | 31 mins.
Guests:
Jussi Kantola, Data Analyst at the University of Oulu

Matthew Campbell, Professor of Neurovascular Genetics, Trinity College Dublin

Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society at Research Ireland
Extra: Neuroscience and AI
14/07/2026 | 21 mins.
Guest: Rana Gujra, CEO of Behavioural Signals, tech entrepreneur and AI expert
Is sitting down for long periods killing us?
12/07/2026 | 25 mins.
Guests:
Dr. Frederick Ho, Senior Lecturer in Public health at the University of Glasgow

Laura Hayes, Assistant Professor and Royal Society-Research Ireland University Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

Phil Smyth, Physicist, Engineer and Science Communicator
Extra: What is Cystinosis?
07/07/2026 | 12 mins.
Guest: Anuj Chauhan, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines

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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.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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