Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea
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Episodes
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Mar 30, 2025 • 34min
Self-Assembling Long-Lasting Contraceptive
Guests:Dr Ruth FreemanDr Lara DunganDr Giovanni Traverso, Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and a Gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the US
Mar 25, 2025 • 16min
Extra: Using Virtual Reality To Conquer Fear of Public Speaking
Guest: Dr Chris MacDonald, Univeristy of Cambridge
Mar 23, 2025 • 32min
The Great Whale Pee Funnel
Guests:Dr Laura HayesDr Jessamyn FairfieldJoe Roman, Biologist at the University of Vermont
Mar 18, 2025 • 15min
Octopuses’ Weird Mating
Guest: Dr Wen-Sung Chung
Mar 16, 2025 • 32min
When Do We Become Conscious?
Guests:Dr Laura HayesDr Ruth FreemanDr Lorina Naci
Mar 11, 2025 • 15min
Extra: Rare Blood Plasma
Guest: Dr Andrew Godfrey, Medical & Scientific Director of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Mar 9, 2025 • 35min
The Future of Space Food
Guests: Jessamyn FairfieldTara ShineDr Joshua Pearce
Mar 4, 2025 • 17min
Extra: The Advancement of AI
Guest: Dr Brian MacNamee, UCD
Mar 2, 2025 • 32min
Should we reintroduce wolves to Ireland?
Guests: Dr Jonny Hanson QUBDr Annie CurtisDr Shane Bergin
Feb 25, 2025 • 12min
Extra: How our Brains Handle Aggression
Guest: Dayu Lin, Neuroscientist and Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Physiology at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine.
