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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'

Latest episodes

Extra: Did black holes create dark matter?

5 days ago - 15 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Can we programme life like software?

5 days ago - 32 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: How do new planets form?

13 days ago - 17 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Vacuuming DNA & Is the ocean darkening?

14 days ago - 30 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

'Mr Mummy' on King Tut's tomb and performing a mummification

21 days ago - 47 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: Lyme Disease

a month ago - 14 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Fear & Boredom!

This week on Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea, we look at the science of Fear & Boredom. The Science of  Fear - Daniel T. Blumstein - Professor at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, as well as a professor for the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of ‘The Nature of Fear: Survival Lessons From the Wild’ Discussing the Science of Boredom is Dr James Danckert - Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo. Also on the show to look at the week's science news headlines were  Shane Bergin - Physicist & Assistant Prof in science education at UCD  and Dr. Lara Dungan.  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 adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.