Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

On this week's Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea he asks 'Why Do Cats Insist On Sitting In Squares? Gabriella Smith - MA in the Animal Behavior and Conservation Program at Hunter College, New York has the answer.

Also on the show Jonathan is joined by Dr Shane Bergin of UCD and Dr Susan Kelleher of DCU to look at the science news stories of the week.

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Glaciers are hugely important to our planet, making up an enourmous amount of our fresh water supplies.

But they are melting, and they are doing so at unprecedented levels.

Dr. Jonathan L Bamber, Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences at Bristol University joined Jonathan to discuss.

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On this week's Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea - the genetic mistakes that could shape our future with Krishanu Saha - Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Retina Research Foundation Kathryn and Latimer Murfee Chair, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Also on the show Jonathan is joined by Dr Shane Bergin of UCD and Dr Ruth Freeman of Science Foundation Ireland to look at the science news stories of the week.

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In recent weeks there has been quite a stir both at the LHC and the FermiLab in the United States.

Scientists believe they may have found a fifth force of nature which could revolutionise our understanding of the standard model and the very properties which govern the universe itself.

But what has or hasn’t been discovered thus far?

Dr Chris Parkes, Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at Manchester University, and Spokesperson for LHCb Collaboration joined Jonathan to discuss.

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On this week's Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea he is looking at The Next 500 Years with Dr Chris Mason - Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York and author of ‘The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds’

Also on the show Jonathan is joined by Dr Shane Bergin and Dr Lara Dungan to look at the science news stories of the week.

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Jonathan spoke with Áine Shivnan - Vice President of Qualcomm Technologies

On this week's Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea is joined by Jeff Hawkins - Neuroscientist and author of ‘A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence’ to ask how our brains work?

Also on the show Jonathan was joined by Dr. Susan Kelleher of DCU and Dr. Jessamyn Kelleher of NUI Galway, to look at the science news stories of the week.

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Gaming is almost unrecognisable since the days of the Sinclair ZX80 or Atari 2600.

With 3D graphics and high-definition 4K resolution now ubiquitous gaming has come a long way, in fact it is now a multi-billion dollar industry with professional eSport players packing out whole arenas for international competitions.

But how do these players play better and with more accurate reflex times? Is it just by practicing or can technology help?

Dr Mark Campbell, Director of Lero’s sSports Science Research Lab (ESRL) and Senior Lecturer in Sports Psychology at the University of Limerick joined Jonathan to discuss.

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COUNTDOWN: THE HUMAN RACE’S TROUBLING DECLINE IN FERTILITY- On this week's Futureproof podcast with Jonathan McCrea, he meets Dr Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D.Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City & author of ‘Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development’, and ‘Imperiling the Future of the Human Race’ - about the worrying trend in the decline of fertility across the world.

Also on the show Jonathan was joined by Dr Shane Bergin of UCD and Dr Jessamyn Fairfield of NUI Galway to look at the science news stories of the week.

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COUNTDOWN: THE HUMAN RACE’S TROUBLING DECLINE IN FERTILITY- On this week's Futureproof podcast with Jonathan McCrea, he meets Dr Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D.Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City & author of ‘Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development’, and ‘Imperiling the Future of the Human Race’ - about the worrying trend in the decline of fertility across the world.

Also on the show Jonathan was joined by Dr Shane Bergin of UCD and Dr Jessamyn Fairfield of NUI Galway to look at the science news stories of the week.

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