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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. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

1000 - Extra: Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves

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1000 - Extra: Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 18min
999 - The Purpose of the Universe
Sun, 21 Apr 2024 - 45min
998 - Extra: Could We Cure Brain Tumours?
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 16min
997 - Near Death Experiences
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 43min
996 - Gold: Where Are We?
Sun, 07 Apr 2024 - 45min
995 - Gold: DARPA - The Pentagon's Brain
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 30min
994 - Extra: Studying psi
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 12min
993 - Nuclear War: A Scenario
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 - 45min
992 - The Science of Menstruation
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 15min
991 - Eat, Poop, Die
Sun, 24 Mar 2024 - 36min
990 - Extra: Enhancing Daylight
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 14min
989 - The Nocebo Effect
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 35min
988 - Extra: The Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 15min
987 - Who Owns The Moon?
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 - 37min
986 - Extra: Brain Fog
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 15min
985 - Why We Humans Can Get Used To Just About Anything
Sun, 03 Mar 2024 - 42min
984 - Futureproof Extra: A New Habitat in the Pacific Garbage Patch
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 14min
983 - Why Do Humans Grow Up So Slowly?
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 44min
982 - Documentary Special: Scorched Earth
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 - 43min
981 - Extra: Managing Stress Via The Gut
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 - 16min
980 - Could We Delay The Menopause?
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 35min
979 - Futureproof Extra: The origins of Guinness yeast
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 12min
978 - How does a brain implant affect your mind?
Sun, 04 Feb 2024 - 37min
977 - Futureproof Extra: What is the Coriolis Effect?
Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 13min
976 - How does the human eye see so many colours?
Sun, 28 Jan 2024 - 37min
975 - Futureproof Extra: How does our skin age?
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 13min
974 - The science of quantum teleportation
Sun, 21 Jan 2024 - 33min
973 - Futureproof Extra: The vest that could help predict sudden cardiac death
Tue, 16 Jan 2024 - 16min
972 - What makes urine yellow?
Sun, 14 Jan 2024 - 30min
971 - Futureproof Extra: Reaching for the Sun
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 - 15min
970 - Warning drivers of road obstacles with 3D holograms
Sun, 07 Jan 2024 - 31min
969 - Best of 2023 - The Fascinating History of Measurement
Sun, 31 Dec 2023 - 18min
968 - Best of 2023 - Why Can't we Breathe Underwater?
Sun, 31 Dec 2023 - 18min
967 - Best of 2023 - Can we Live on Mars?
Sun, 31 Dec 2023 - 17min
966 - How can Humans Survive Extreme Cold?
Sun, 24 Dec 2023 - 18min
965 - The Atmospheric Phenomenom: STEVE
Sun, 24 Dec 2023 - 31min
964 - Futureproof Extra: How your organs can be a different age to the rest of your body
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 11min
963 - Creating VR Goggles for Mice
Sun, 17 Dec 2023 - 34min
962 - The Potential of Functional Foods
Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 16min
961 - The Benefits of Hypoxia Training with Prof. Phil Jakeman
Sun, 10 Dec 2023 - 17min
960 - Futureproof Extra: How leaves form their shapes
Tue, 05 Dec 2023 - 14min
959 - The importance of scepticism in science
Sun, 03 Dec 2023 - 33min
958 - Futureproof Extra: Where do we save our memories?
Tue, 28 Nov 2023 - 16min
957 - Should we delay clamping the umbilical cord?
Sun, 26 Nov 2023 - 39min
956 - Science Week Special: What are the biggest threats to humanity?
Sun, 19 Nov 2023 - 57min
955 - Futureproof Extra: Exploring why UTIs persist with artificial bladders
Tue, 14 Nov 2023 - 14min
954 - EIRSAT-1: Ireland’s first satellite set for launch
Sun, 12 Nov 2023 - 32min
953 - Best of Futureproof: Why You Can't Focus
Sun, 05 Nov 2023 - 19min
952 - Futureproof Extra: The problem with 'Forever Chemicals'
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 - 14min
951 - Nature’s most effective and delicious toxins
Sun, 29 Oct 2023 - 42min
950 - Futureproof Extra: Pigments in the fossil record & the medical applications of Biophotonics
Tue, 24 Oct 2023 - 27min
949 - Does free will exist?
Sun, 22 Oct 2023 - 18min
948 - Do athletes perceive the world differently?
Sun, 15 Oct 2023 - 33min
947 - Futureproof Extra: What causes male pattern hair loss?
Tue, 10 Oct 2023 - 13min
946 - What are the "JuMBO" objects found in the Orion Nebula?
Sun, 08 Oct 2023 - 36min
945 - Futureproof Extra: Just how big can our brains get?
Tue, 03 Oct 2023 - 13min
944 - Are we too fixated on optimising our world?
Sun, 01 Oct 2023 - 33min
943 - Futureproof Extra: Toxoplasma Gondii
Tue, 26 Sep 2023 - 16min
942 - Lessons in longevity from the naked mole-rat
Sun, 24 Sep 2023 - 27min
941 - Futureproof Extra: Protecting our underwater cultural heritage
Tue, 19 Sep 2023 - 19min
940 - Can a robot be a person?
Sun, 17 Sep 2023 - 35min
939 - Futureproof Extra: The World of Dust
Tue, 12 Sep 2023 - 16min
938 - What our eyes can tell us about our health
Sun, 10 Sep 2023 - 37min
937 - Futureproof Extra: How rotational force is essential to everything
Tue, 05 Sep 2023 - 13min
936 - Will we soon be able to cure obesity?
Sun, 03 Sep 2023 - 38min
935 - Futureproof Extra: The Science of Cultured Meat
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 - 15min
934 - Womb transplants and the future of reproductive medicine
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 - 32min
933 - Futureproof Extra: Capturing Cosmic Dust
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 - 15min
932 - Can we reverse or stop ageing completely?
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 - 40min
931 - Futureproof Extra: Burying nuclear waste in Finland
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 - 17min
930 - How to build a spacesuit
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 - 37min
929 - Futureproof Extra: The Science of Suncream
Tue, 08 Aug 2023 - 16min
928 - Black Holes in Bathtubs
Sun, 06 Aug 2023 - 37min
927 - How technology affects our sleep
Tue, 01 Aug 2023 - 17min
926 - The relationship between your gut and your relationships
Sun, 30 Jul 2023 - 37min
925 - Futureproof Extra: How To Expect The Unexpected
Tue, 25 Jul 2023 - 17min
924 - How deepfakes impact your memory
Sun, 23 Jul 2023 - 40min
923 - Weapons of the Future, The Fibonacci Sequence & Cryo Conservation
Sun, 16 Jul 2023 - 45min
922 - Futureproof Extra: Geothermal Power
Tue, 11 Jul 2023 - 14min
921 - MDMA as a treatment for PTSD
Sun, 09 Jul 2023 - 43min
920 - Futureproof Extra: Ηow air pollution affects our health
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 - 18min
919 - The Woman Who Feels No Pain
Sun, 02 Jul 2023 - 35min
918 - Futureproof Extra: Harvesting electricity from thin air
Tue, 27 Jun 2023 - 14min
917 - The development of a new drug to prevent blood clotting
Sun, 25 Jun 2023 - 34min
916 - Futureproof Extra: Creating the First Synthetic Human Embryo
Tue, 20 Jun 2023 - 14min
915 - Why Ireland Has Fewer Earthquakes Than Britain
Sun, 18 Jun 2023 - 33min
914 - Futureproof Extra: The Dangers & Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence
Tue, 13 Jun 2023 - 20min
913 - Tackling the growing problem of light pollution
Sun, 11 Jun 2023 - 35min
912 - Futureproof Extra: Combating Bad Data & Misleading Numbers
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 - 15min
911 - Innovating Healthcare: Galway's Clinical Revolution
Sun, 04 Jun 2023 - 34min
910 - Futureproof Extra: Immunology Breakthrough
Tue, 30 May 2023 - 14min
909 - The First Egyptian Astronaut
Sun, 28 May 2023 - 35min
908 - Futureproof Extra: AI Mindreading
Tue, 23 May 2023 - 13min
907 - Why can’t we breathe underwater?
Sun, 21 May 2023 - 39min
906 - Futureproof Extra: Is Immortality by 2045 Possible?
Tue, 16 May 2023 - 13min
905 - The Science of Measurement
Sun, 14 May 2023 - 33min
904 - Futureproof Extra: The Secrets Of Our Seas
Mon, 08 May 2023 - 16min
903 - Lab-Grown Blood
Sun, 07 May 2023 - 33min
902 - Futureproof Extra: Curing Hearing Loss
Tue, 02 May 2023 - 19min
901 - Vaccine Patches
Sun, 30 Apr 2023 - 34min

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