The Infinite Monkey Cage

The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Murder


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Brian Cox, Robin Ince and their guests will send a shiver down your spine as they sift through the science on murder, and hear some of the more creative techniques scientists use to catch killers. Apparently rambling through brambles is a great way to find buried bodies at the edge of abandoned fields and entomologist Amoret Whitaker says she relies on flies and fleas to tell her whether a crime has been committed. According to criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw, we’ve all got it in us to bump someone off, but it isn’t just humans who have this homicidal intent. The zombie wasp paralyses her cockroach prey, then slowly eats it alive, and we also hear about the murderous mushrooms threatening unsuspecting worms.

New episodes will be released on Wednesdays. If you’re in the UK, listen to the full series on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3K3JzyF

Producer: Marijke Peters

Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem

Episodes featured:

Series 26: The Perfect Murder
Series 12: Forensic Science
Series 16: Will Insects Inherit the Earth?
Series 27: Bees v Wasps
Series 27: The Magic of Mushrooms

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