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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

Why are some species better at fooling predators?

2 days ago - 33 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: How Does Pure Mathematics Shape Our World?

7 days ago - 13 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: Did black holes create dark matter?

13 days ago - 15 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Can we programme life like software?

13 days ago - 32 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: How do new planets form?

21 days ago - 17 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Vacuuming DNA & Is the ocean darkening?

23 days ago - 30 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

How To Change Someone's Mind

How do we get someone to change their mind? Is it by arguing them into submission or is it by letting them explain the story about how they arrived at that point of view? What is the underlying brain chemistry of how opinions change? A new book titled ‘How Minds Change’ delves into these questions. The author, David McRaney, joins Jonathan to discuss.