Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

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  Extra: The Irish scientists tackling organ transplant rejection 18.08.2026 17分

  Guest: Professor Róisín Dolan, Chief Investigator with the Sentinel Study Ireland at St. Vincent's University Hospital
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  The Greenland shark discovered on Ireland’s coast 16.08.2026 28分

  Guests:Emilie De Loose, Project Officer of the Atlantic Whale Deal in the Irish Whale and Dolphin GroupJohn Regan from Maynooth UniversityLaura Hayes, DIAS
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  Gold: Neil DeGrasse Tyson - A Brief Welcome to the Universe 11.08.2026 36分

  Science Communicator extraordinaire Neil deGrasse Tyson joined Jonathan in 2021 to discuss his book ‘A Brief Welcome to the Universe: A Pocket-Sized Tour’, and how we communicate science to the public.
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  Observing the Solar Eclipse 09.08.2026 46分

  Guests:Peter Gallagher, Director of Dunsink Observatory at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and an Adjunct Professor at Trinity College DublinJohn Regan from Maynooth UniversityLaura 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
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  Gold: How does the brain conjure consciousness? 04.08.2026 21分

  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’.
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  Could AI be conscious? 02.08.2026 1時間

  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
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  Extra: Could base editing lead to designer babies? 28.07.2026 13分

  Guest: Oliver Bower, Founding Scientist at ‘Preventive’
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  The fish species with no males 26.07.2026 41分

  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
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  Extra: ET Code of Conduct 21.07.2026 18分

  Guest: Professor Michael Garrett, Astrophysicist at the University of Manchester and Chair of the International Academy of Astronautics’ SETI Committee
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  The problem solving powers of bumblebees 19.07.2026 31分

  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
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  Extra: Neuroscience and AI 14.07.2026 21分

  Guest: Rana Gujra, CEO of Behavioural Signals, tech entrepreneur and AI expert
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  Is sitting down for long periods killing us? 12.07.2026 25分

  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
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  Extra: What is Cystinosis? 07.07.2026 12分

  Guest: Anuj Chauhan, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines
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  Is photographic memory a real thing? 05.07.2026 33分

  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
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  Extra: How VR can improve the health of the elderly 30.06.2026 21分

  Guest: Martin O’Neill, Lecturer in Population Health Informatics & Statistics at the Atlantic Technological University
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  The Internet of Animals 28.06.2026 33分

  Guests:Martin Wikelski, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Animal BehaviorAndrea Kwakowsky, Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at the University of Galway
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  Extra: How Wi-Fi can be used for surveillance 23.06.2026 14分

  Guest: Felix Morsbach, Privacy and Security Researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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  What happens when you're struck by lightning? 21.06.2026 44分

  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).
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  Extra: Can we cure nightmares? 16.06.2026 17分

  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’.
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  Before Trees - What Were ‘Prototaxites’? 14.06.2026 31分

  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