Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Guest: Jonathan Silvertown - Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Edinburgh and author of Nature’s Magicians: The Hidden Power of Leaves

Guests:

• Bruno Romero González PhD student, Trinity College Dublin

• Dr.Ruth Freeman from Research Ireland

• Fergus McAuliffe - Head of Research Engagement and Impact Trinity College Dublin

We tend to glean a lot of meaning from the random occurrences in our lives, it can give us a sense of place in a chaotic and frightening world.

But what are the chances of seemingly impossible, miraculous events in our lives and can we reduce them down to numbers and figures?

In this special feature from May 2019, Jonathan sought to find out...

Guest: Damien Woods, Professor of Computer Science in the Hamilton Institute at Maynooth University

Guests:

• Rowan Hooper, author of ‘Togetherness: Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life’s Greatest Collaborations’

• Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCD

• Ciara Greene, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, UCD

Guest: Aaron Cravens, Founder and Chief executive of Revel Pharmaceuticals

Guests:

• Dr. Luke Rendell, Biologist at Sean Mammal Research Unit in the University of St. Andrews

• Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCD

• Ciara Greene, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, UCD

Guest: Bill Martin - Evolutionary Biologist and Head of the Institute of Molecular Evolution at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf 

Guests: 

• Philip Smyth, Broadcaster and Science Communicator 

• Dr. Laura Hayes, Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies 

• Prof. Paul Kenny, Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience and Director of The Friedman Brain Institute in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City 

Presenter Jonathan McCrea and Producer Aidan McKelvey discuss the making of the Futureproof documentary ‘The Lost Bridge’.