BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by US superstar neuroscientist David Eagleman, Professor Sophie Scott and comedian Bridget Christie to ask what is reality? The panel also discuss how the court room has changed with the development of ever-more advanced forensic techniques, but also where the weakness in the science might lie. "Oceans: The Last Great Unexplored Frontier?". They are joined by US talk show host Conan O'Brien, and neuroscientists David Eagleman and Gina Rippon to find out how the 3lb organ that sits in our skull allows us to live on every corner of the planet, adapt to any habitat, allows us to argue with each other and ourselves and think about ideas such as free will. They find out exactly how spiders copulate - a process full of surprises - from males having two penises to females cannibalizing the males once the deed is done. They'll be discovering how and why insects have been by far the most successful group of organisms during the history of life on planet earth, and why we simply couldn't do without them. Producer: Caroline SteelExecutive Producer: Alexandra Feachem, Its so good and very interesting to discover how it was that good and funny. "Episode 2: An Infinite Monkey's Guide to General Relativity". Bats v Flies. 24 FEB 2023; Australia's Scary Spiders . Just Brian please. They'll be looking at where Big Data comes from, should we be worried about it, and what mysteries are hidden within the seemingly endless amounts of information that is collected about us as we go about our daily lives. Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. They'll be asking when studying paranormal phenomenon went from a genuine scientific endeavour, to the realms of pseudoscience. They learn about the strange physiology of spiders, including skin shedding, weaving sperm webs and having hundreds of babies at once. They discuss the psychology and profile of people who are more likely to believe in conspiracies and the devastating effect some, like the anti-vaccine movement, have had on public health. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover if we are living in a golden-age for conspiracy theories, Brian Cox and Robin Ince take the monkey cage to Australia to visit the Deep Space Network. Described by judges of the Sony Award as 'a brilliant way of being both innovative and instructive, bringing humour to what some will see as a dull subject. "The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Los Angeles". No dead strawberries this week, but plenty of dead bodies, as Brian Cox and Robin Ince take a gruesome look at the science of death and some of the more unusual ways that forensic scientists are able to look for and gather clues and evidence. Also features Brian Cox. Sat, 24 Dec 2022. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Shappi Khorsandi, Prof Dan Davis and Prof Steve Jones to look at our amazingly complex and clever immune system. From tool use, to language and even to culture, her revolutionary work has transformed our understanding of our great ape cousins, and ourselves. Science often appears open ended and evolving, a reason to mistrust it, especially when it can feel like we are bombarded with so much contradictory information. And have we reached the absolute limits of human endurance? Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Danny Wallace, mathematician Hannah Fry and science writer Timandra Harkness. The history of the discovery of the periodic table and the elements is a wonderful tale of genuine scientific exploration that has changed our understanding of where we come from and how life and the universe that we know came to be. It is often said that we know more about the surface of the Moon then we do about our own ocean floor, but is that really true? Brian Cox and Robin Ince end their Australian science adventure with an episode all about spiders. The program is led by University of Manchester particle physicist Brian Cox and comedic . "Do not be scared of science." That is the message of "The Infinite Monkey Cage," according to one of its hosts, the comedian Robin Ince.The science-meets-comedy radio show, which has been broadcast on BBC's Radio 4 since 2009, has also become one of Britain's most popular podcasts, and is gaining a following in the United States. This week they are joined by comedian and former mathematician Paul Foot to discuss whether the modern world is a force for good or evil, and whether a simpler, more natural existence might be a better way forward. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe and the very numerate Prof Hannah Fry, maths comedian Matt Parker and statistician Prof David Spiegelhalter for a unique maths class. Producer: Rami Tzabar. Physicist Brian Cox, comedian Robin Ince and guests return for more witty irreverent science chat. The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 24 Bats v Flies This content doesn't seem to be working. Perhaps they arent deserving of their fierce reputation after all. They are joined on stage by host of NPR's "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" Peter Sagal, comedian and Saturday Night Live alumnus Julia Sweeney, palaeontologist Paul Sereno and evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne. Do mathematicians make better Poker players, or is psychology the key to the ultimate poker face? In the last of the current series, physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince look at the notion of perfection and whether the latest advances in the biomedical sciences could ever lead us to the perfect body. The Infinite Monkey Cage 162 Episodes Episodes About 44 minutes | Feb 18, 2023 Southern Skies Brian Cox and Robin Ince start a new series from Sydney, Australia. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by mathematicians Hannah Fry and Alex Bellos, psychologist Richard Wiseman and games enthusiast Helen Zaltzman, to get their top tips for winning games and solving puzzles. So are these discoveries just luck, are they still deserving of Nobel prizes and scientific glory, or is serendipity and an open scientific mind key to exploring and understanding our universe? The image of the lumbering, ape like, simple, grunting neanderthal has been turned on its head with the discovery that we are far more related to Neanderthals then we ever thought possible. Brian Cox and Robin Ince invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo and try to plot the perfect crime. Brian, Robin and guests look at how this momentous discovery brought together nearly 1/3 of the world's astronomers and astrophysicists as they raced to point their telescopes at the collision, but also confirmed the presence of gravitational waves, first predicted in Einstein's theory of general relativity back in 1915. From the optimal strategy to finding your true love, to how to fix a wonky table in the pub, thinking like a mathematician can help you in some very unlikely situations. Last edited on 23 February 2023, at 17:26, "BBC Radio 4 The Infinite Monkey Cage Series", "A cat in a wheelie bin can help us ponder how the universe works", "The Infinite Monkey Cage, Radio 4, Monday; Take one boffin. And when was the 'golden age' of TV science, if it ever existed? Together with guests David Spiegelhalter, Sue Ion and former Goodie, Graeme Garden, the team explores such questions as: why is seven the safest age to be? In the first episode of the series, Brian and Robin are joined by comedian Andy Hamilton to discuss some of the wackier apocalyptic theories, as well as those more grounded in science fact. They look at how the evolution of life was only possible given our position relative to the Sun and its possibly unique behaviour, and how rare that situation might be across the rest of the universe. Robin Ince and Brian Cox give the chemists a chance to fight back as they stage the ultimate battle of the sciences to find out, once and for all, whether all science is really just physicsand whether chemistry is, as Brian puts it "the social science of molecules". Special guests Jonathan Ross, graphic novelist Alan Moore and string theorist Brian Greene, join Brian Cox and Robin Ince on stage for a special edition of the science show that boldly goes where no other science show has been before. Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined on stage by human and non-human ape experts Keith Jensen, Katie Slocombe and Ross Noble to ask whether humans are truly unique amongst animal species. So how was he able to predict the events and behaviour of our universe, long before the technology existed to prove he was right, and will there ever be another theory that will supersede it? Our brains are wired to learn from and mimic other brains we come into contact with, even though most of the time we don't even realise that is what they/we are doing. This week they are joined by comedian Ed Byrne, oceanographer Dr Jon Copley and planetary scientist Prof Monica Grady to ask whether the real master-race on planet Earth is not human but microbe. Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit Nasa's JPL with comedian Conan O'Brien. The panel look at how this new understanding is already leading to some real breakthroughs in treatment for diseases such as cancer, and Shappi reveals the crucial role she played in one such discovery. 2. The panel also ponder which element they might choose if they were building a universe from scratch and the audience suggest which elements they would remove from the periodic table if given the chance? Our ability to learn about phenomena and worlds that seem almost impossibly out of reach, now give us an incredible insight into the universe we occupy, and how we got here. Also features Brian Cox. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover if we are living in a golden-age for conspiracy theories, Brian Cox and Robin Ince take the monkey cage to Australia to visit the Deep Space Network. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, two special episodes were added in December 2015: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, a special episode was added in July 2019: Brian Cox and Robin Ince kick off the new series by tackling one of the greatest questions ever posed by science: which are better, bats or flies? Radio comedy. The Science Party goes against everything science should be. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system. Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask what ingredients you need to build a universe? They hear from Charlie Duke about the extraordinary Apollo missions he was part of, including his role as Capsule Communicator for the very first moon landing, before taking his own first steps on the lunar surface as part of Apollo 16. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out what science tells us about wine. All will be revealed. A special hour long episode of the hugely popular science/comedy show, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. What are these mysterious elements known as Dark Matter and Dark Energy and would their discovery mean a complete re-writing of the laws of physics as we know them? Image courtesy of Tracy Chung. We have all heard about clever chimps that can count, and about how we can compare the intelligence of humans and the great apes but have we underestimated many of the other animal species? 162 episodes (26 series) Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. series of books. BBC Radio 4. They have also been a recipient of the now infamous Ig Nobel prizes, awarded each year as a parody of the Nobel Prize, to research that seems at first glance, entirely improbable, and possibly pointless. "The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: San Francisco". 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It's a whistle stop tour of all you'll ever need to know about gravity and how a mathematical equation written 100 years ago predicted everything from black holes to the Big Bang, to our expanding universe, long before there was any proof that these extraordinary phenomena existed. Not problems we'd encounter in every day life maybe, but all questions sent to Randall Munroe for his "What If?" Now in it's 12th series, it has asked: what is death, what happened before the big bang, is philosophy dead, and are pandas overrated? The programme features a number of running themes and gags. Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a close encounter of the 1st kind with comedian Lucy Beaumont, astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Director of Jodrell Bank Professor Tim OBrien, and science presenter Dallas Campbell to ask if UFOs and aliens have visited Earth? We hear what secrets the study of rock reveals about the very birth of our planet, to the incredible creatures that walked the Earth many millions of years ago, preserved in our ancient stones. The Future of Humanity Brian Cox and Robin Ince take on the entire future of our civilisation, as they are joined by Astronomer Royal and former head of the Royal Society Lord Rees, Baroness Cathy Ashton and comedian, actor and director Chris Addison. Brian Cox and Robin Ince kick off a new series of Infinite Monkey Cage with a look at probably the least revered or liked group of insects, the flies. Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined on stage by comedian Dave Gorman, author and Enigma Machine owner Simon Singh and. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the limits of human endurance. BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds. He drank the bacterium he suspected was the cause, and as a result reversed decades of medical doctrine. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using the Wood Wide Web Read more, Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using the Wood Wide Web. Is our sense of the world around us a completely personal experience and a construct of our brains? All these academics share something in common, not just a slightly quirky application of the scientific method. They'll be looking at why quantum physics, in particular, seems to attract some of the more fringe elements of pseudoscience and alternative medicine, and whether there is anything about the frankly weird quantum behaviour of particles, like the ability to seemingly be in two places at once, that really can be applied to the human condition. The Infinite Monkey Cage BBC Podcasts . They reveal the results of an experiment to test the idea of subliminal advertising, carried out by David Aaronovitch for the Radio 4 documentary, "Can You Spot the Hidden Message" . They'll be asking why we seem to be so good at telling lies, but not very good at spotting them, and why being good liars could be the secret to our success as a social animal. Radio comedy. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Phill Jupitus, bat expert and ecologist Professor Kate Jones and forensic botanist Dr Mark Spencer to look at the problems caused by alien invasions, although not of the little green men kind. From Viagra to Pyrex to the discovery of the Cosmic Background Microwave Radiation, the earliest remnant of the big bang, they all owe their discovery to a healthy dose of luck and accident as scientists stumbled across them in the course of looking for something else. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by material scientists Mark Miadownik and Anna Ploszajski and comedian Ed Byrne to discover the life changing materials that are hidden in plain sight. 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