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Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

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'

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Why are some species better at fooling predators?

a day ago - 33 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: How Does Pure Mathematics Shape Our World?

6 days ago - 13 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: Did black holes create dark matter?

12 days ago - 15 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Can we programme life like software?

12 days ago - 32 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: How do new planets form?

20 days ago - 17 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Vacuuming DNA & Is the ocean darkening?

22 days ago - 30 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

EIRSAT-1: Ireland’s first satellite set for launch

The Educational Irish Research Satellite 1 (EIRSAT-1) is set for launch in November, which will make it Ireland’s first venture into space. To discuss, Jonathan is joined by Dr. David McKeown, Assistant Professor/Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at UCD, and the Engineering Manager for the EIRSAT-1 project. For this week's episode of Newsround, Jonathan is joined by Dr Oran Kennedy, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI & Dr. Fergus McAuliffe, Communications and Public Engagement Manager at iCRAG, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Applied Geosciences.