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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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Laura Nolan Interview Special

As a species, our drive to innovate has always informed our ability to survive. From stone, to bronze, to iron - entire ages of human civilization have been defined by the very technologies we use. But, at the forefront of those innovations has also been the development of ever more advanced weaponry as well. From rock, to spear, to tanks and bombs, and now, possibly even AI. Laura Nolan is a Computer scientist and Member of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control