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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: Why is our Earth spinning faster?

17 hours ago - 14 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

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3 days ago - 27 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: The role of mitochondria in why we need sleep

8 days ago - 13 mins

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What determines the birth sex of a child?

10 days ago - 33 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: Why newborns feel pain differently to adults

15 days ago - 14 mins

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17 days ago - 37 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Futureproof Extra: Hybrid Biomaterials for Spinal Cord Injuries

An injury to the spinal cord can be hugely traumatic and life-changing. While currently, there are no proven treatments that protect against the consequences of SCI work goes on to change that. Aleksandra Serafin, a Ph.D. researcher at the School of Engineering at the University of Limerick, is involved in one line of research that looks to be a part of that change - she joins Jonathan to discuss.