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  • Yesterday · 36 min

    Could ozempic cure addiction?

    Guests: Philip Smyth, Broadcaster and Science Communicator Dr. Laura Hayes, Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies Prof. Paul Kenny, Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience and Director of The Friedman Brain Institute in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City

  • September 13 · 43 min

    Futureproof Special: The Lost Bridge

    Guests: Genevieve Von Petzinger, Paleoanthropologist and rock art researcher and Project Director of the LIACARA Project Dr. George Nash, Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool Dr. Barbara Oosterwijk, Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Exeter Shane Diffily, National Treasurer Irish Cave Rescue Organisation

  • September 10 · 28 min

    Gold: What is time?

    We conventionally think of time as something simple and fundamental that flows uniformly, independently from everything else, from the past to the future, measured by clocks and watches. In the course of time, the events of the universe succeed each other in an orderly way: pasts, presents, futures. The past is fixed, the future open... And yet, all of this has turned out to be false. Carlo Rovelli is a Theoretical Physicist and author of ‘The Order of Time’ and joins Jonathan to discuss. First aired 21/7/2018

  • September 8 · 14 min

    Extra: Decoding Birdsong

    Guest: Julie Elie, Associate Project Scientist in the Department of Neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley.

  • September 6 · 39 min

    Jim Al-Khalili on time and time travel

    Guests: Jim Al Khalili, Theoretical Physicist, Host of BBC’s ‘The Life Scientific’ and author of ‘On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick‘ Dr. Ruth Freeman from Research Ireland Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics in Trinity College Dublin

  • September 1 · 18 min

    Extra: The Genetics of Wrongdoing

    Guest: Kathryn Paige Harden, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and author of ‘Original Sin: The Genetics of Wrongdoing, the Problem of Blame and the Future of Forgiveness’

  • August 30 · 42 min

    Did we find evidence of life on Mars in the 1970’s?

    Guests: Steven A. Benner, Chemist, Astrobiologist and author of ‘Meet the Neighbors: Life on Mars and How to Find It’ Jessamyn Fairfield from the University of Galway Fergus McAuliffe, Head of Research Engagement and Impact Trinity College Dublin

  • August 23 · 37 min

    How many insects are there?

    Guests: Alex Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada Dr Ruth Freeman from Science Foundation Ireland Matthew Campbell from TCD

  • August 9 · 46 min

    Observing the Solar Eclipse

    Guests: Peter Gallagher, Director of Dunsink Observatory at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and an Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin John Regan from Maynooth University Laura Hayes, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) If you would like to listen to Jonathan’s experience of flying into the path of totality of the solar eclipse in 2015, here’s the link: https://soundcloud.com/whipsmart-media/path-of-totality-1

  • August 4 · 21 min

    Gold: How does the brain conjure consciousness?

    For centuries, philosophers have theorised about the mind-body question. Is the mind something separate from the body? If so what does that mean? So, how does the brain conjure consciousness? In this interview from 2021, Jonathan speaks with Anil Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, Editor-in-Chief of Neuroscience of Consciousness and author of ‘Being You: A New Science of Consciousness’.

  • August 2 · 1 hr

    Could AI be conscious?

    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 DCU Matthew Campbell from TCD Laura Hayes, DIAS

  • July 26 · 41 min

    The fish species with no males

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

  • July 21 · 18 min

    Extra: ET Code of Conduct

    Guest: Professor Michael Garrett, Astrophysicist at the University of Manchester and Chair of the International Academy of Astronautics’ SETI Committee

  • July 19 · 31 min

    The problem solving powers of bumblebees

    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

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