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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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Extra: How do new planets form?

7 days ago - 17 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Vacuuming DNA & Is the ocean darkening?

8 days ago - 30 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

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15 days ago - 47 mins

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Extra: Lyme Disease

20 days ago - 14 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Is The Earth's Core Leaking?

21 days ago - 33 mins

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Extra: Imperfect Genetics

a month ago - 13 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: What Is The Fairest Electoral System?

Now if you’re anything like me, it’s at around this time every four or so years when you once again find yourself wondering how it’s possible that the person who wins the vote to be the next US President can get less votes and still win. It doesn’t seem fair at all but of course there are many ways in which democracy can seem unfair. So just what is the fairset system? Elizabeth Maggie Penn is Professor of Political Science and Quantitative Theory & Methods at Emory University.