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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

Futureproof Extra: The Science of Risk (Best of)

2 days ago - 15 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Best of Futureproof: Becoming Concious & Rare Blood Plasma

4 days ago - 33 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: How soon could we see lab-grown teeth?

9 days ago - 13 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

The Science of Embalming

11 days ago - 35 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: How micro-robots will help detect cancer in patients

16 days ago - 15 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

What we know (and don't know) about the cosmos

18 days ago - 41 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Futureproof Extra: The Evolution of Deliciousness

Some flavour preferences seem to be with us from when we were kids, others develop over time as our palette changes, and then there are some foods, flavours, and tastes that have near universal appeal. But why did our sophisticated taste receptors first evolve in the first place and what impact could that have had on the course of our evolutionary journey as a whole? Dr Rob Dunn, Professor of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University and co-author of ‘Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human’ joined Jonathan to discuss. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan 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'.