Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Guests: Siwen Wang, Harvard University Dr Ruth Freeman, Research Ireland Dr Susan Kelleher, DCU

Guest: Professor Lorenzo Fabrizi, Professor of Developmental Systems Neuroscience at University College London

Guests: Kevin O'Sullivan of The Irish Times Catherine McGuinness, Science Communicator Professor Naomi Allen, Chief Scientist at UK Biobank and Professor in Epidemiology at the University of Oxford

Guest: Dr Simon Piggott, Clinical Research Fellow with the Diabetes Complications Research Centre at the Conway Institute, UCD

Guests: Science Communicator Eoin Murphy DCU's Shelley Brady Dr Tom Reader, Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecologist, University of Nottingham

Is maths just about numbers and equations? Not even close. Today we’re exploring the hidden power of mathematical thinking with Junaid Mubeen, mathematician and author of Think Like a Mathematician. From decoding conspiracy theories to escaping political echo chambers, calculus and dimensionality shape the way we see the world, even if we don’t realise it.

We recently got an email in from a listener to the show about a topic they thought we should cover, and we’d encourage you to get in touch too if there is something you’d like to learn more about – science@newstalk.com . The email was from Dr John Regan, the Royal Society - SFI University Research Fellow in the Department of Theoretical Physics at Maynooth University. He said: “One of the postdocs...

Can life be programmed like software? Synthetic biology says yes. We’re entering an era where DNA is code and biology is becoming a programmable platform. You can now order synthetic DNA online and use AI to design brand-new proteins. Today, we’re diving into the frontlines of this biotech revolution — and joining us is microbiologist, geneticist, and futurist Andrew Hessel to explore what’s possi...

Guest: Dr Christian Ginski, School of Natural Sciences at the University of Galway

Guests: Dr David Duffy, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Disease Genomics at the University of Florida Dr Thomas Davies, Associate Professor of Marine Conservation at the University of Plymouth

Guests: Eoin Murphy & Shelley Brady Dr Bob Brier AKA Egyptologist 'Mr Mummy'

They’re tiny, silent, and often go unnoticed – but their bite can change your life. Ticks are on the rise in Ireland, and with them, a disease that’s both underreported and often misunderstood: lyme disease. Joining us is Dr Eoin Healy, retired research associate at UCC’s School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences.

The Earth’s core was thought to be a sealed vault 3,000 kilometers beneath our feet, isolated from the layers above. But now, new evidence is shaking that assumption to its core. Is the earth’s core leaking? Professor Matthias Willbold from the Department of Geochemistry and Isotope Geology at the University of Göttingen in Germany joins Jonathan to discuss. Also featured, Newsround with Dr Tara S...

Guest: Laurence Hurst, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at the University of Bath and the author of ‘The Evolution of Imperfection’

Guests: Professor David Webb, Professorial Research Fellow at Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies at Aston University in the UK Dr Shelley Brady of DCU Dr Shane Bergin of UCD

Are we alone in the universe? Could there be other civilisations out there that we could possibly contact? In 1961, Astrophysicist Frank Drake tried to formulate an equation that could answer these questions. Today, we have finally reached a technological level that allows us to search for signs of life and technology on planets in distant star systems. So, “Is There Anybody Out There?” We’ll be a...

Guest: Dr Clare Cousins, Reader in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews

Guests: Susan Kelleher of DCU Laura Hayes of DIAS Tim Friede

Guest: Prof Cliona O’Farrelly, Chair in Comparative Immunology at TCD

Guests: Dr Shane Bergin, UCD Professor Annie Curtis, RCSI Dr Shelley Brady Postdoctoral Researcher at the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics at DCU

Guest: Adam Kucharski, Mathematician and Epidemiologist, and Author of 'Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty'.

Guests: Dr Shane Bergin Dr Jessamyn Fairfield Professor Anya Hurlbert

Guest: Don Ross, Experimental Economist and Philosopher of Science

Guests: Dr Lorina Naci Dr Andrew Godfrey, Medical & Scientific Director of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Guest: Dr Bronagh Keane