Futureproof With Jonathan Mccrea

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  • Duration: 226:27:54
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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

  • Could AI be conscious?

    Could AI be conscious?

    02/08/2026 Duration: 01h00s

    Guests:Charlotte Blease, Philosopher at Uppsala University and author of ‘Dr Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us – and How AI Could Save Lives’Kevin Mitchell, Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin and author of ‘Free Agents – How Evolution Gave Us Free Will’Alan Smeaton, Professor of Computing at DCUMatthew Campbell from TCDLaura Hayes, DIAS

  • Extra: Could base editing lead to designer babies?

    Extra: Could base editing lead to designer babies?

    28/07/2026 Duration: 13min

    Guest: Oliver Bower, Founding Scientist at ‘Preventive’

  • The fish species with no males

    The fish species with no males

    26/07/2026 Duration: 41min

    Guests:Ed Ricemeyer, Senior Bioinformatician and Chair of Animal Systems Genomics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenJessamyn Fairfield from the University of GalwayShane Bergin, Physicist & Assistant Professor in Science Education at UCD

  • Extra: ET Code of Conduct

    Extra: ET Code of Conduct

    21/07/2026 Duration: 18min

    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

    The problem solving powers of bumblebees

    19/07/2026 Duration: 31min

    Guests:Jussi Kantola, Data Analyst at the University of OuluMatthew Campbell, Professor of Neurovascular Genetics, Trinity College DublinDr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society at Research Ireland

  • Extra: Neuroscience and AI

    Extra: Neuroscience and AI

    14/07/2026 Duration: 21min

    Guest: Rana Gujra, CEO of Behavioural Signals, tech entrepreneur and AI expert

  • Is sitting down for long periods killing us?

    Is sitting down for long periods killing us?

    12/07/2026 Duration: 25min

    Guests:Dr. Frederick Ho, Senior Lecturer in Public health at the University of GlasgowLaura Hayes, Assistant Professor and Royal Society-Research Ireland University Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesPhil Smyth, Physicist, Engineer and Science Communicator

  • Extra: What is Cystinosis?

    Extra: What is Cystinosis?

    07/07/2026 Duration: 12min

    Guest: Anuj Chauhan, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines

  • Is photographic memory a real thing?

    Is photographic memory a real thing?

    05/07/2026 Duration: 33min

    Guests: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

  • Extra: How VR can improve the health of the elderly

    Extra: How VR can improve the health of the elderly

    30/06/2026 Duration: 21min

    Guest: Martin O’Neill, Lecturer in Population Health Informatics & Statistics at the Atlantic Technological University

  • The Internet of Animals

    The Internet of Animals

    28/06/2026 Duration: 33min

    Guests:Martin Wikelski, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Animal BehaviorAndrea Kwakowsky, Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at the University of Galway

  • Extra: How Wi-Fi can be used for surveillance

    Extra: How Wi-Fi can be used for surveillance

    23/06/2026 Duration: 14min

    Guest: Felix Morsbach, Privacy and Security Researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

  • What happens when youre struck by lightning?

    What happens when you're struck by lightning?

    21/06/2026 Duration: 44min

    Guests: 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).

  • Extra: Can we cure nightmares?

    Extra: Can we cure nightmares?

    16/06/2026 Duration: 17min

    Guest: 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’.

  • Before Trees - What Were ‘Prototaxites’?

    Before Trees - What Were ‘Prototaxites’?

    14/06/2026 Duration: 31min

    Guests: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

  • Extra: Was there human sacrifice in ancient Rome?

    Extra: Was there human sacrifice in ancient Rome?

    09/06/2026 Duration: 13min

    Guest: Frederic Auth, Doctoral Researcher at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

  • How does sperm work in outer space?

    How does sperm work in outer space?

    07/06/2026 Duration: 33min

    Guests:Hannah Lyons, Reproduction Researcher in Adelaide UniversityMatthew Campbell from Trinity College DublinDr Ruth Freeman from Research Ireland

  • Extra: How microbes tackle pollution

    Extra: How microbes tackle pollution

    02/06/2026 Duration: 15min

    Guest: Ludmilla Aristilde, Environmental Engineering Professor at Northwestern University

  •  The Chimpanzee War in Uganda

    The Chimpanzee War in Uganda

    31/05/2026 Duration: 42min

    Guests: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

  • Extra: New Prostate Cancer Trials in Ireland

    Extra: New Prostate Cancer Trials in Ireland

    26/05/2026 Duration: 14min

    Guest: Dr Paul Kelly, Medical Director of the UPMC Cancer Network in Ireland

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