A special hour long episode of the hugely popular science/comedy show, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. Prepare to be amazed. Has the invention of modern medicine, and technology meant that survival of the fittest is a thing of the past or are humans evolving new adaptations that will help us cope and survive better in our ever changing world (better thumbs for texting anyone?). Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system. Read more. They'll be asking when studying paranormal phenomenon went from a genuine scientific endeavour, to the realms of pseudoscience. What are the limitations of science, and can we visualise a future where we transcend the human form that evolution has led us to, and would we want to? Read about our approach to external linking. They also look at how discoveries made in just the last 5 years have completely transformed our understanding of human history and what new DNA technology has revealed about our ancient past. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson. Brian Cox and Robin Ince start a new series from Sydney, Australia. Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid? Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of their multi-award winning science/comedy show. Tim and Helen talk about their different experiences of training to be an astronaut and the challenges of life in space. "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. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out what science tells us about wine. 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? They are joined by astronauts Helen Sharman, Chris Hadfield, Nicole Stott and Apollo 9's Rusty Schweickart to talk Space X, the future of space travel and how a trip to Mars will be the ultimate test of our ability to survive isolation. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by impressionist Rory Bremner, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Professor of Zoology at Manchester University Matthew Cobb to look at the working of the teenage brain, and why teenagers are so, well, teenagery. Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined on stage by actor and magician Andy Nyman, psychologist Richard Wiseman and neuroscientist Bruce Hood as they take on the paranormal. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using the Wood Wide Web. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Ross Noble, Professor Danielle Schreve and Professor Chris Stringer as they look at the tricky job of piecing together the history of modern humans and how we came to be here. Mix with comedy writers, and hear them gently fizz", "Radio GaGa: Infinite Monkey Cage, Moyles & Bacon! Saturday 2 nd July 2022. The Infinite Monkey Cage. Brian Cox and Robin Ince invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo and try to plot the perfect crime. Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. They'll be talking about the biggest challenges facing humanity at the moment, and whether science offers the solution to some of these great problems, from Climate Change to the rise of AI. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by a dazzling panel of sun worshipers from actor, comedian and musician Tim Minchin, to solar scientist Dr Lucie Green and biologist Prof Steve Jones. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedians Josie Long and Paul Foot, psychologist Richard Wiseman and neuroscientist Stuart Ritchie to ask "is irrationality genetic?". Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian and musician Tim Minchin and oceanographers Diva Amon and Jon Copley to uncover what mysteries still lie at the bottom of our oceans. The panel reveal their own brave encounters with a host of venomous, toxic and just downright aggressive beasts, including the bullet ant, rated the most painful stinging insect on the planet, deadly tree frogs and snakes, sharks, scorpions and hippos. Praise for the BBC Radio 4 programme The Infinite Monkey Cage: . Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by mathematician Dr Hannah Fry, comedian Matt Parker and neuroscientist Prof Brian Butterworth to ask where numbers come from and can fish count? The Infinite Monkey Cage. They also ask what, if anything, will always remain invisible to us are there some processes or concepts that are impossible for us to "see". Why do we dream and can we find meaning in the content of our dreams? Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Nobel prize winning physicist Frank Wilczek, cosmologist Janna Levin, comedians Eric Idle and Sara Pascoe to look at what physics has revealed about the reality of our universe. They'll be asking whether scientific progress needs the pressures and casualties of war to drive it, or whether some of our biggest scientific breakthroughs, that have resulted from periods of conflict, would have happened anyway? "The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: New York". Joining the panel are experts in what makes us chuckle, Prof Sophie Scott and Professor Richard Wiseman. Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask what ingredients you need to build a universe? The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 24 How to Teach Maths This content doesn't seem to be working. What are the big questions that dinosaur hunters are hoping to uncover, and did they go extinct at all? Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid? Hosted by physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince, The Independent described it as a "witty and irreverent look at the world according to science." . All will be revealed. Was he right? Why do so many people have a favourite number, for example, and why is it most often the number 7? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. The programme features a number of running themes and gags. Robin Ince and Brian Cox head north for the second time this series, and take residence for one episode in the. In the first of the new series, they're on Brian Cox's home territory for a recording at the University of Manchester at the. This week on the Infinite Monkey Cage, Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedy producer John Lloyd, mathematician Colva Roney Dougal and writer Simon Singh, to explore the universality of mathematics, the nature of infinity and the role of numbers in everyday life. Can you have a brain without a mind, and is the mind simply an unexpected consequence, an emergent property, of our highly evolved and sophisticated brain. Elon Musk thinks we definitely could be, and it seems he is not alone. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a very special Christmas edition of the show. Series 24, Black Holes. 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. Are Robin and his cardigans lost for all eternity? Prof Sue Black and Dr Julia Shaw as they invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo, and discover whether they can commit the perfect murder, or whether the latest forensic science will always be able to piece the clues together. Joining them on stage for this brain twister and to discuss whether any of us actually know anything at all, are the comedian Paul Foot, biologist Professor Steve Jones and cosmologist and science writer Marcus Chown. 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. Review. They look at whether coincidences are far more common than one might think and how a mathematical approach can make even the most unpredictable situations well, predictable. The science and politics of biodiversity and conservation, explored and explained (sort of) with the help of Sandy Knapp, Simon Watt and comedian Sara Pascoe. They look at why such innocent and innocuous sounding plants such as floating pennywort strike terror and fear in the heart of environmentalists up and down the country, and how clever microbes and diseases are able to jump from animals such as bats to humans causing devastating consequences. Most crucially that seemingly dull but necessary process of photosynthesis that we all learned about in school, is in fact one of the most important processes in our universe, and as usual it seems, the physicists are trying to take credit for it. Was Freud right with his symbolic interpretation of dreams, or if we dream about aggressive courgettes, does this reveal our inner most anxieties about. aggressive courgettes? You might think materials are a bit boring and inconsequential but without them we would still be living in the stone age. How would the evolution of life on our planet have differed without plants, and what would our planet look like today? How safe is nuclear power and how worried should we be by the threat of asteroid impact? The subtle cues we get from other people and the information in their brains, affects our own wiring and experience of the world. It's the molecule we simply can't live without, but as fate would have it, oxygen is also the molecule that eventually leads to our death. Why are people prepared to believe in magic and pseudoscience rather than empirical evidence, and does it matter? The Deep Space Network. 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. It would seem so, with remarkable examples of cunning, smart behaviour from animals as diverse as birds, octopuses and even fish. The Infinite Monkeys Robin Ince and Brian Cox are in a festive mood as they discuss the science of Christmas with special guests biologist Richard Dawkins, actor and writer Mark Gatiss and science journalist Roger Highfield. Next page. This week's guests are psychologist and presenter of Radio 4's All in the Mind, Claudia Hammond, Neuroscientist Beau Lotto and the writer Alan Moore. Which materials have made us human? They discover how mathematical thinking can help answer some truly out of this world questions as well: how much soup would it take to fill the solar system? Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher, WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp, Jeremy Corbell, George Knapp, Cadence13 and Dark Horse Entertainment. They are joined on stage, at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, by comedian Russell Kane, physicist Helen Czerski and engineer Danielle George as they discuss the science to be discovered in everyday life. Ding ding. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the limits of human endurance. They'll be asking why we sleep, is 8 hours really enough, and why has every creature on the planet evolved with some period of inactivity? and how the new digital era has turned us all into modern day code breakers and cryptographers, without us even realising it. They'll be looking at some of the fantastic ideas at the very forefront of science and technology that are being looked at to help in tackling some of the biggest challenges facing our planet, from climate change, to feeding our ever expanding global population. Exploring the Deep. 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. From Flat Earth believers to people who refuse to accept that humans have ever been to the moon, why is fiction often so much easier to believe than fact and does it matter? 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? 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? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. Brian Cox and Robin Ince continue their tour of the USA, as they take to the stage in LA. Let the battle commence. Also features Brian Cox. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about Australias scariest creatures: spiders. Brian Cox and Robin Ince end their Australian science adventure with an episode all about spiders. Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit Nasa's JPL with comedian Conan O'Brien. This week the Infinite Monkeys will be asking what don't we know, do we know what we don't know, does science know what it doesn't know, and are there some things that science will never be able to know? Could there be a quantum explanation for how this amazing reaction works, and if so, are plants in fact the perfect quantum computers? What would happen if you shrink Jupiter to the size of a house? They are joined on stage by Professor Sue Black from the University of Dundee, Dr Mark Spencer, a forensic botanist at the Natural History Museum and comedian Rufus Hound. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system. They also look at the results of their own personal DNA testsso which panellist is a little bit neanderthal and which one has a genetic history firmly rooted in the North! They look at how radio and space telescopes have allowed us to look back in time and "see" the big bang, and understand the age and content of the early universe, and how space telescopes have thrown light on the mysterious substance known as dark matter. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the limits of human endurance. 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 visit Nasa's JPL with comedian Conan O'Brien. They are joined by ecologists Dieter Hochuli and Mariella Herberstein and comedian Claire Hooper. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Susan Calman, Prof Sue Black and Dr Julia Shaw as they invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo, and discover whether they can commit the perfect murder, or whether the latest forensic science will always be able to piece the clues together. They'll be discovering the joy of creepy crawlies, why the flea is the ultimate master of Darwinian evolution, and whether those pesky cockroaches will really have the last laugh if we are unlucky enough to be wiped out by a nuclear explosion. 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? Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Dr Jane Goodall DBE, comedian Bill Bailey and primatologist Dr Cat Hobaiter to find out what we've learnt in the 60 years since Jane first discovered the chimpanzees of Gombe. They are joined by cosmologist and science advisor on movies such as Thor and Tron Legacy, Sean Carroll, comedian Joe Rogan, The Simpsons' writer and Executive Producer of Futurama, David X Cohen, and Eric Idle. Are we in a new age of dinosaur discovery? It seems that what defines us, may have defined the Neanderthals as well, and we are not so different after all. They find out how scientists first realised that the elements that form the ingredients that make up our planet, are able to be organised in such a logical and ordered way, and whether its still a useful tool today. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by hominids Alan Davies, Neanderthal expert and author Rebecca Wragg Sykes, and Paleontologist and Woolly Mammoth expert Tori Herridge and learn just how misunderstood our ancestors have been. They are joined on stage by Bill Nye the Science Guy, cosmologist Janna Levin, actor Tim Daly and comedian Lisa Lampanelli. BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds. How well do you know your Fe from your Cu, and what the heck is Np?? 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. Read more. Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit Nasa's JPL with comedian Conan O'Brien. Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined on stage by, "Is There Room for Mysticism in a Rational World? They are joined on stage by Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, actor and writer Mark Gatiss, cultural anthropologist Deborah Hyde and the Bishop of Leeds. In a special science fiction themed programme, recorded in front of an audience at London's Southbank Centre, Brian, Robin and guests discuss multiple dimensions, alternate universes and look at whether science fact is far more outrageous than anything Hollywood or science fiction authors could ever come up with. This week, Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder if the world would be better off without spending an undue amount of time and energy trying to get giant pandas to mate and instead concentrated on saving species which let's face it, are a lot less cute but probably more important for the planet. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian and beatboxer Beardyman, acoustic engineer Prof Trevor Cox and neuroscientist Prof Sophie Scott to explore the amazing capabilities of the human voice. So is the scientific method the only way to truly test if something works, and why should we trust the scientists over alternative practitioners who many people would argue have helped them more than anything that comes out of a laboratory. 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. They reveal whether the perfect crime or perfect criminal really exists and how we might spot them, and how the latest forensic techniques have transformed even decades old murder cases. 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