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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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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

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

9 days ago - 13 mins

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The Science of Embalming

11 days ago - 35 mins

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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

Restoring Motion and Touch with Brain-Computer Interface

While you're listening to this podcast you may be doing something else as well. Maybe you have a cup of coffee in front of you that you might take a sip out of occasionally as you listen. It’s simply a matter of picking up the cup at the right time and moving to your mouth. Nothing to it, except that what’s actually happened is incredibly complex. It’s only when we are injured or debilitated in some way that we truly appreciate the miracle that is movement. Restoring that ability to those who have lost it is a monumental task and one that this week's guest is at the forefront of Patrick Ganzer is Principal Research Scientist with Battelle. Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea 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'.