Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

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Episodes (488)

The Future of Transport

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Futureproof Extra: Survival of the Richest

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Exploring the Idea of Plant Intelligence

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Sep 11, 202236:02pending

Futureproof Extra: What Animals Can Teach Us About Living Longer

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Futureproof Extra: The Genetic Age

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Sep 6, 202217:06pending

Chemputers & The Future of Chemistry

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The Futureproof Language Special

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Aug 28, 202246:03pending

Futureproof Extra: Prader-Willi Syndrome

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Aug 23, 202214:57pending

The Science of Attraction

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Futureproof Extra: The Last Days of the Dinosaurs

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Aug 16, 202213:11pending

Inside The Mind of a Bee

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Futureproof Extra: The Trouble with Cloning Birds

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Aug 9, 202215:52pending

Why Usain Bolt Can’t Outrun Your Cat

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Aug 7, 202241:05pending

Futureproof Extra: Why Do We See Ghosts?

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Aug 4, 202219:12pending

Is Animal Translation Possible?

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Jul 31, 202246:57pending

Futureproof Extra: The Science of Bisexuality

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Jul 26, 202218:55pending

The Hidden Depths of Animal Perception

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Jul 24, 202238:46pending

The Dream Machine

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Jul 19, 202221:29pending

Gazing Into the Deepest Depths of the Cosmos

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Jul 17, 202232:10pending

Futureproof Extra: The Secret Perfume of Birds

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Jul 12, 202216:24pending

How To Change Someone's Mind

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Jul 10, 202250:04pending

Futureproof Gold: DARPA - The Pentagon's Brain

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Jul 7, 202230:46pending

Futureproof Extra: The Cutting-Edge Tech of Modern Operating Theatres

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Jul 5, 202217:45pending

A Brief History of Weaponised Insects

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Jul 3, 202245:34pending

Futureproof Gold: What is Time?

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Jun 30, 202230:10pending

Futureproof Extra: Fair Seas & Potecting Our Marine Habitats

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Jun 28, 202213:50pending

SIRT 6: The Longevity Gene

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Jun 26, 202242:50pending

Could Google's LaMDA Really Be Sentient?

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Jun 19, 202243:56pending

How The Science of Dogs Changed The Science of Life

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Jun 15, 202232:22pending

Futureproof Extra: Treating Spinal Cord Injuries

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Jun 15, 202215:59pending

Futureproof Extra: How Sensors Shape Our Everyday Life

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Jun 7, 202216:30pending

What Does It Mean To Be Alive?

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Jun 5, 202241:58pending

Futureproof Gold: The Science of Smell

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May 31, 202237:56pending

Futureproof Special: United By DNA

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May 29, 202227:37pending

Futureproof Extra: The Sound of The Universe & Everything In It

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May 24, 202218:50pending

The Cutting-Edge Science of Transplants

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May 22, 202248:48pending

Futureproof Extra: A Genetic History of the Americas

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May 17, 202214:47pending

What Happened Before The Big Bang?

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May 15, 202230:06pending

The Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory

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May 10, 202237:40pending

Futureproof Extra: Upcycling CO2

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May 10, 202216:04pending

A New Understanding Of Epilepsy

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May 3, 202214:36pending

What Goes In To Designing A Rollercoaster?

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May 1, 202241:42pending

Futureproof Extra: Are Smaller Scorpions More Deadly

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Apr 25, 202215:11pending

Sequencing the Complete Human Genome

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Apr 24, 202231:30pending

Futureproof Extra: Paleoburrows

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Apr 19, 202212:43pending

50 Years of the The Dunedin Study

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Apr 17, 202238:14pending

Futureproof Extra: What We Don't Know About Gravity

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Apr 12, 202217:29pending

Creating Synthetic Alcohol

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Apr 10, 202242:35pending

Futureproof Extra: The Joy of Science with Jim Al-Khalili

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Apr 5, 202217:04pending

Designing a Vaccine for Covid-19

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Apr 3, 202247:31pending

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